"I offer my sincere apologies ma'am," Calhoun said as he stretched his hand toward Brenda. She took it but she kept a hawk-eye on his left hand.
"Thank you," she replied in an even tone as she kept waiting. This was Calhoun Lawson. Surely he had an envelope for her or did he keep it since she had raised her voice at Ariana? —Brenda thought as she waited for him still.
"May I steal him from you?" Calhoun said instead.
It took Daniel nudging her shoulder before she realised what Calhoun had said. "Of course," she hissed, walking past them to go sulk on one of the couches. Her anger was now towards Kelvin, towards whom she felt wanted to take the cheque Calhoun must have prepared for her.
"Have the two of you had a conversation?" Calhoun asked Kelvin and Ariana. He wanted to take her away
