Chapter 987: Situational question
Did Slater accept the task?
He did, and surprisingly, he was much better at it. It was likely thanks to his training and the lessons he had taken to enhance his craft. Or maybe it was because he had grown up with a guy like Hugo, who would beat a poor dummy to a pulp.
Either way, taking that woman’s hand answered the "why" he tried to run away.
His entire body and soul already knew it would change him... and it did, forever.
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[PRESENT TIME]
"Slater, I don’t think this is working," said James. "Why did your father ask me to watch over you and report to him?"
James slowly raised his brows and turned to his side where Slater was seated in the van. "Slater," he called, but Slater didn’t respond.
"Uhm..." James cleared his throat. "Surely, you and Penny inherited this trait from your father. How come he thinks he can also boss me around?"
But Slater didn’t answer. Normally, Slater would quickly enter his combat mode when others mentioned his family in a bad light. Sometimes, even a joke wouldn’t be okay — it was his rule. They could joke with him, but just not about his family. But Slater seemed a little too distracted.
"Is it the last woman?" James wondered, thinking that Slater’s last date was too old to be his date. "Don’t tell me he was mortified to be matched with an older woman?"
"Slater... Slater!" James called again, waving his hand in front of Slater. "Hey!"