Chapter 34 - An Impending Rejection

Chapter 34

RUSSEL

“...Dylan has sent a picture of the gold before it even got into Italy,” Kegan was saying, he pushed his laptop in front of me to show me the image but I wasn't even looking, “According to your word, this might mean we will have to forfeit the gold.”

“You and Dylan have a show off?” Melissa directed the question at me.

We were sitting in my study after a hectic day and yet I couldn't get them both out of my hair, “Just him trying to get a part of Russel's conquest from last night,” Kegan supplied. That was when he noticed I was not paying attention, “Hey,” he called, tapping me, “Are you even listening?”

I tore my eyes from the clock, which seemed to be mocking me right now because as the minutes dragged by, I was left with the gnawing reminder that I was about to be rejected by a twenty two year old girl.

My jaws clenched instinctively as I glared at Kegan, “If Dylan wants the fucking gold, let him keep it. He already accepted that the Silicone Cave is lost,