chapter 97

Lauren stared at the message for a while, before a slow smile played across her lips. She had gotten him. He was in her trap already.

Finally, she took off her things, and headed into the shower, letting the cool, relaxing water wash off the stress of the day.

Afterward, she fell onto the bed, allowing it to caress her, and lure her into the land of dreams. The next morning, she awoke and dressed up immediately, getting ready for work.

Only when she got to work, did she remember she had bagged a meeting with Alexander that night. “I should tell Quincy.” She muttered, dialing his number.

Quincy picked on the second ring.

“Good morning, Lauren.”

“Good morning, Quincy. Guess what?”

“Okay. What? I'm having this feeling that it might be good news.” He replied, and she smiled.

“Alexander asked to see me again tonight. I think he's completely taken the bait.”

“Like that quick? No restrictions, he didn't act hard to get?”

“Hard to get? He was a fairly easy man. I just walked up to him a