NovelEnglishAfter taking his meds, Rupert yanked off his tie and tossed it aside.
"You can head home," he muttered.
Orson didn't reply. It was the first the'd seen Rupert looking this rough-not just physically, but like something
inside him was broken, too.
He hesitated, then stepped out of the room, deciding he'd crash on the couch for the night-just in case.
Sitting there, Orson absentmindedly glanced down at the worn cushions and sighed.
Honestly, he didn't really believe Sylvia was the kind of girl who'd mess around. Maybe there was some
misunderstanding?
He pulled out his phone and scrolled through Twitter until he found Zion's profile— just a bunch of shirtless
flexing pics, as usual.
"Where are you?" Orson messaged.
"Venmo$500 and I'll tell you."
"Goodbye."
"Hey, don't be like that. You still owefor the doctor's bill after you knockedover last time. Dr. Chris said it
wasn't a minor injury."
"Where's your boss?"
"Trying to get info out of me? Ha, Venmo$5000 and I'll spill."
Orson dropped his phone and closed his eyes, ready for sleep.
A few minutes later, Zion messaged again.
"My boss is a total gentleman. So am I. We don't play girls."
Without another word, Orson screenshotted the messages and sent them to Rupert.
Boss, that's all I've got for you.
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"Venmo him."
"On it."
Orson immediately sent Zion the $5000.
Zion replied with a cheeky emoji.
"Don't think | don't know you're skimming off the top! 50-50 split, no less."
Orson just shut his eyes and tried to sleep.
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Sylvia jolted awake and saw it was already nine. A minute later, she remembered -oh crap, she had a guest at
home!
She scrambled out of bed.
Lester was already dressed, looking relaxed in the casual clothes Zion had brought over earlier.
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Sylvia glanced at the spread-eggs, toast, sfruit, and coffee. She scratched her head, sheepish. "Sorry, |
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Sylvia laughed. “Mr. Sanford, are you that excited to go grocery shopping?"
He grinned. "Didn't think I'd be that obvious, huh?"
"I'll be quick, promise."
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girlfriend." I was just following orders."
Sylvia blushed, lost for words.
Just as they reached her building, a voice called out from nearby.
"Hey, bro. Sylvia!"
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