Chapter 120

“Hey.” Chloe greeted, sliding into the booth.

Amber slurped her drink greedily. “I honestly thought you weren't going to show up.”

“Why? I was the one who reached out to you.”

She shrugged. “Stranger things have happened.”

A middle-aged woman with salt and pepper hair approached them then, clutching a battered-looking notepad. “What can I get you? That's if…you're ready to order.”

Amber looked at her. Chloe picked up the menu, scanning the available dishes. Nothing appealed to her, besides her stomach wasn't settled enough for her to eat anything. “I'll get the chocolate milkshake, and maybe a bagel?”

The lady turned to Amber with a questioning look. Amber raised her glass which had a red-looking drink in it. “I'll have some more Bloody Marys, please.”

“Why here?” Chloe asked, looking around. “I would have expected something more high-end from you.”

“This place belongs to a long-lost cousin of mine, although it was badly run down a couple of years ago before he reached out to my fathe