A Messy Surprise

“Hi, Emily,” Raul greeted as he approached Arion and Emily.

“Good evening, Mr. Raul,” Emily replied formally.

Raul frowned, “Why so formal, Emily? We're friends, aren't we?”

“Oh... It's just—”

“What brings you to the office at this hour?” Arion interrupted, standing in front of Emily to shield her with his body.

“I was just passing by and asked the security if you were still here. Lucky for me, you were. I wanted to invite you to the club,” Raul said with a smile. “How about Emily joining us too?”

Arion remained calm. Besides Reynard and Felix, Raul was quite close to him.

“I'm afraid not, bro. I still have work to finish after this,” Arion replied, turning to Emily. “Right, Emily?” he asked, winking at her out of Raul's sight.

“That's right, Mr. Raul. I'm sorry,” Emily quickly picked up on Arion's signal.

Raul sighed, “Ah, is that so? Well, another time then. But don’t refuse next time.”

“Of course.”

“Oh, by the way, congratulations, bro!”

Arion raised an eyebrow, “Congratulations?”