20- The men in the shadows

"Oh," madam Ophelia finally shut her jaw at his lovestruck face. There was no way she could look past it. His heart was obviously captured. She would love to know who the lucky girl was though.

Whatever she had done to him, it must've been really strong. 'Just look at him smiling like a fool in love,' she thought to herself before she chuckled and relaxed her shoulders.

"That's going to be difficult," he shot his head to her. "N-No, I mean," the frightened look on his face was exquisite.

He must be really desperate. He looked like he was going to cling to whatever word that would leave her mouth tonight. She had to be careful.

Wait, that also meant, she could ruin the relationship before it grew even more serious, huh? This much power and yet she didn't have the balls to even try it.

"Hmmm… thirty-one is not old at all but placed next to you, I can understand," she gave a dismissive wave of her hand. "Well, LeRoy, she's seen more years than you have, that means she's had more experie