C17 "Sexier."

"What now, my young lady? Would you also scold me for not treating your playtoy so rightfully?"

I shook my head softly at Zack. "No. Please blame me. In conclusion, I should have informed Durand that you are the manager here. He shouldn't have come here in the first place. This is entirely my fault."

He merely widened his grin. "Yet here you are, playing the damsel in distress once more