Elijah glanced toward the office front door. Violette had driven off.
“Uh... sorry about that! I thought you were the one who made her cry!” Mike directed him toward the elevator, holding his arm. “I’ll buy you a cup of coffee! She asked us not to bother her. It’s best to leave her alone for now.”
Elijah furrowed his brows. “You really don’t know what’s going on with her?”
Mike replied, “I have no clue! She seemed perfectly fine when she came to work this morning. Otherwise, I would not think you upset her.”
Elijah followed Mike into the elevator.
“Do you know how she get the two billion?” Elijah posed this question. “She paid me back two billion today. As far as I know, her two companies don’t currently have such a lot of money.”
Mike said, “You came looking for her just to ask this?”
“Yes.”
“I don’t know!” Mike, of course, wasn’t going to tell him the truth. “She doesn’t share much with me anymore. She thinks I’ve joined your side because I’ve been hanging out with Joey.”
Elijah’s sharp gaze landed on his face, not moving away. Mike, unnerved by his gaze, swiftly changed the topic. “You are with Melinda now. You’re just trying to piss Violette off, aren’t you? Aren’t you afraid of causing her any harm? After all, she’s pregnant now.”
“So you’re implying that even though she dumped me, I still have to remain celibate for her sake?” Elijah countered.
“Even if you can’t remain single for her, it’s still too soon to hook up with Melinda. Don’t you think? Can’t you wait until after she’s given birth?”
“Why do you think she would care who I date?”
“Why do you think she wouldn’t?”
“She dumped me!” Elijah gritted his teeth. “If she cared, why would she dump me?!”
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