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“NO need,” Alan mumbled again, even flapping a hand dismissively as if to shoo Toby away.
Kristian’s eyes narrowed. His voice dropped to a tone that could chill steel. “Toby, are you still standing there
because you'd like us to escort you htoo?”
“No, no, no... there's really no need to trouble yourself,” Toby stammered, brushing off the offer as fast as one
might swat away a wasp.
Why on earth would he want to be left alone with someone as formidable as Kristian?
Why couldn't Kristian have just stayed tucked away in Jeucwell’s headquarters, far from Alerith? After all, Chaz
was more than capable of running things here. Wasn't that what branch managers were for?
Hovering awkwardly, Toby found himself in a strange limbo—reluctant to leave, yet lacking any ground to
challenge his boss’s choice to go with Kristian.
And really... what could possibly happen between them? Surely nothing, right?
“Gerard, escort Toby out,” Kristian said, his voice quiet but laced with the kind of authority that suggested he
saw five moves ahead in a gno one else realized they were playing.
“No need! | can find my own way,” Toby cut in hastily. Spending another second in the lion's den was not on his
agenda. “Then... I'll leave my boss in your capable hands, Mr. Shaw.”
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Kristian’s eyes darkened ever so slightly. “Alright.”
Toby took that as his cue to make a swift exit, casting one final glance over his shoulder like someone half-
expecting to witness something unexplainable.
Once outside, he pulled out his phone, his fingers flying with urgency as he logged into a burner account under
the nGossip Rookie. Without hesitation, he fired off a message.
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Toby sent off a question into the group chat: “Quick question—does anyone know Kristian Shaw's preference?
Would sending him a man work?”
No sooner had the message been sent than the chat exploded with activity.
“Are you out of your mind? Or do you have a death wish?”
“The last person who tried that vanished after his men got involved. No one’s heard from him since.”
“Forget sending him a man—offering him a woman is already playing with fire.”
“Actually, | remember Edwin Newman once sent him a woman. And believe it or not... it worked.”
“Seriously?”
“That can’t be true. Isn't he famously indifferent to women?”
The conversation quickly spiraled into chaos.
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“You can’t go by looks. Who knows what he’s really like behind closed doors?”
“Pretty sure this one’s legit. A few execs who had dinner with him saw him take a woman straight from Edwin.”
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