Page 87 of His Flash Mate
“You want to bait whoever might be targeting me.”
“I do.”
“What if we’re wrong?What if it’s truly just my bad luck?”
“You’ll still be helping me narrow down the possibilities so I know where to look for the mole.I promise you’ll be earning your salary.”
She took the card.“If we really want them to pay attention, I should settle my hospital bill first.Spending money with that out there wouldn’t look realistic.”
“Agreed,” Konni said.
“I’d like to deduct it from my wages and set up a payment plan for the remaining balance once everything is settled.”
“I like your confidence that this won’t take as long as I think it will,” Konni said.“If there’s a balance remaining when this is done, we can discuss repayment.”
“Then you have yourself a deal, Mr.Steele.”Mom held out her hand.
“Just Konni,” he said, shaking it.“How do you feel about dessert?”
He stayed through dessert, which was the best tiramisu I’ve ever had in my life, then said he needed to go.
Mom nudged me to walk him to the door.I flashed her a frown, but reluctantly moved off with him while she started cleaning up.
“Thank you for inviting me into your home,” Konni said, maintaining his professionalism.“If your mom runs into trouble, call me.”
“I will.And thank you for helping us.”
He shook his head slightly.“You’re helping me.Steele Corp’s lawyers officially dropped the lawsuit.Let me know if you don’t get what you’d asked for.”
“I’ll be sure to message him tonight,” I said.
“Smart.”He glanced at his watch again.
“Running late for your meeting with Lianna?”I guessed.
“Intentionally,” he said.“Everyone runs late to these gatherings.If it weren’t your first day, I’d take you with me to accept drinks on my behalf.”
“How chivalrous of you.”
He grinned, dropping the pretense.“I’ve seen your alcohol tolerance.You’d be fine.”
I snorted.
“I’ll see you tomorrow.Don’t be late.”
“Don’t fire me if I am,” I said.
“Never.”
I watched him leave, then turned and found Mom staring at me.
“He’s the rich guy who likes you, isn't he?”Mom asked.
I made a face.“Why can’t you use your clairvoyance to solve who’s getting you fired and trying to make me look bad?”
“It’s not clairvoyance.It’s called having eyes and ears.You were flirting with him.”
“No, I wasn’t.”
