C24 The lovely ladies are more than welcome

"Your speech was quite grasping sir." I answer, my tone terse and insincere.

Caspian doesn't answer, so I take that as a win.

"So, what were you talking about before we came over ?" Lucy interjects, looking to her father and I'm thankful to have the attention lifted from me.

"Caspian here was just telling me about this party he's having at his residence to celebrate the European merger." Mr