And for a second, I just looked at him.
Then I nodded. “Okay. Thank you.”
Irene scoffed immediately. “Or,” she cut in, stepping forward slightly, “you could go back to your office and let me take her. I’m bored, and I want to go out too.”
Alexander raised a brow, like he had been expecting that.
Then, casually, “I think I saw Jeffery heading toward the western wing.”
Irene blinked.
Once.
Twice.
You could practically see her trying to piece together what he meant.
Then I laughed.
And just like that, it clicked for her.
“Oh my goodness,” she muttered, hitting Alexander lightly on the arm. “You’re actually annoying.”
He didn’t even flinch.
Irene rolled her eyes, already turning away. “Whatever,” she said, waving it off as she walked down the hallway. “I’m not doing this with you.
