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Chapter 54, Beating Traffic To Meet A Client
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Chapter Fifty Four; Beating Traffic To Meet A Client.

Lucas dipped his hand into his pocket again, and the next time he brought it out, he held his phone which was ringing.

He heckled the caller name and saw that it was Henry so he casually picked the call and even started joking around.

“Hey sir Mr Maxwell, just one day I’m not in the office and you miss me already? I didn’t know I have that much effect on you.”

Laces thought that even if it wasn’t the case, there must have been a reason why Henry called him right?

Since he wanted to loosen up a bit, he exuded fir the first time in his life to joke around with people on the cell phone.

Although Lucas joked around, his tone was a bitt serious which made Henry who was in the other line to loose patience with him.

“Very funny James, but I am not interested in men so stop thinking that I can not go a day without talking to you. You do know that you are currently still working right? Even though you have a day off,?” Henry’s articulated
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