Chapter 16Hassan and Mohammed were still in the atrium when Johan came back to tell them Talya had called for them.
At that moment, Khalid appeared out of nowhere and looked perplexed at seeing the three men by the terrarium. “Gentlemen, has the lady chased you out? That’s understandable, mind you. I would have done the same in her shoes.”
The four men laughed and went to the elevators.
Arriving at Talya’s door, Khalid knocked. Talya came to answer it.
Hassan was in first, practically pushing the door away from her.
“Are you all right?” he demanded, peering into her eyes.
“Yes, I’m fine. Monsieur Hjamal and I had a very instructive discussion, that’s all.” she replied flatly, after closing the door behind everyone.
She was glad to see Khalid was with them. He smiled with another
