Chapter 171

Defiant as she was, Velvet had no choice. "Understood," she said, lowering her head before backing out of the room. Not long after, I heard Spade lecturing her from the end of the hallway. "I've told you to stop causing trouble, haven't I? From now on, I'll escort her whenever she comes over." I glanced in their direction, but Frederick stepped in to block my line of sight. "Come in," he said. "There's still a lot of work to do." I nodded. Frederick closed the door behind me and gave me a curious look. "What's your take on Velvet?" "What do you mean?" I asked, visibly perplexed. "You were staring at her with such interest earlier. I thought you were into her." I chuckled. "I'm straight. Don't get any weird ideas." He was caught off guard for a second, then laughed. "Got it. Let's get to work." Not long after, we delved into work. I was full of energy. I didn't know what the 25-year-old me was like, but the 18-year-old me was still a bold, inexperienced college student