Hera's eyebrows furrowed uncomfortably at the sight and the noise. She disliked places like this.
She cast her gaze around the room and soon found the eye-catching green shock of hair that was her target. The person she was looking for—Tyler—was currently sitting on the couch, playing dice. He was drinking with some other men in the room.
If he hadn't messaged her and asked her to come here to get what she wanted, she would never have stepped into this kind of place.
Tyler noticed Hera when she made her way through the throngs of people. He moved aside for her to have a seat on the couch with him.
"Here," he said, passing her the dice. "Give it a try."
Hera's frown deepened. "Where's the stuff I want?"
Tyler pretended not to hear her. He purposely leaned in so that his face was just a few inches away from her.
"What did you say?" he asked.
Hera had the urge to give him a few good pricks with a few needles.
Just then, one of the men sitting near them asked, "Tyler, who's this?"
Tyler gestured for them to quieten down and said, "Lower your voices. This is Hera. Call her Mrs. Pres—"
"Shut up!" Hera interrupted with a scowl. He knew what he was going to say.
The others were astonished to see her interrupt Tyler so abruptly.
Not only did she cut him short, but she grabbed him by the collar and dragged him out of the room. "Come with me for a while."
"Let go of me. Can you not embarrass me in front of my friends?" Tyler mumbled, slightly annoyed.
He wanted to pry her hand away from his collar, but she wouldn't let go. She continued dragging him out of the room.
Tyler was half a head taller than Hera, so when she grabbed him by the collar and led him outside, he had to bend over as he walked.
The people in the private room didn't dare to stop Hera from dragging Tyler away because of the air of dominance she gave off.
When the two of them finally left the room, Hera let go of Tyler and demanded, "Where is it?"
Tyler clucked his tongue and straightened his shirt but didn't give her what she wanted. Instead, he asked, "Bernard asked you to treat Harvey, didn't he?"
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