I Owe the Tyrant Four Little Heirs novel Chapter 117

Jareth shot Niamh a look of annoyance.

“Who is she to make that decision?” he thought. “Is she hungry, or is Isa? And since the deal is off, what’s the point of eating?”

Sensing his imminent eruption, Niamh subtly kicked him under the table.

Jareth was baffled. This damn woman, does she have a death wish?

“Isa, I’ll have Ms. Lynn join you for lunch,” Jareth announced, standing. “I have a meeting at three, so I need to head back.”

With that, he turned his wheelchair and left.

“Ms. Isa, I’m so sorry. Our Mr. Bragg is just like that,” Niamh apologized as soon as he was gone. “You were classmates, so you probably know him better than I do.”

Isa gave her a mysterious smile. “Ms. Lynn, I do indeed know Jareth better than you.”

“Ms. Isa,” Niamh ventured, “did you, by any chance, used to have a crush on Mr. Bragg?”

Isa laughed, then nodded.

“And what happened?”

“You saw what happened.”

Niamh chuckled. “Haha!”

“However,” Isa added, “I think the way Mr. Bragg looks at you is… different.”

Isa’s admiration for Niamh grew even stronger. As she was leaving, she asked Niamh to tell Jareth that she would discuss the partnership with her superiors and that he should expect to hear from her that afternoon.

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When Niamh returned to the hotel room, Jareth was on the phone. “Isa, here’s to our successful partnership!” he was saying. He hung up just as Niamh walked in.

“Niamh, come here for a moment,” Jareth beckoned, his tone unusually mild.

Niamh frowned.

Something was off. His voice was completely different from usual. An unexpected change like this could only mean trouble. A sense of unease crept over her.