A controller's nightmare, wouldn't you say?
“What's the usual? “I asked the chef in my nicest voice.
“Noodles, salmon, and crab rolls," Lucian replied without taking his eyes off me.
Hell, it sounded so good that I considered changing my strategy and gladly accepted his proposal.
But Valery unknowingly saved the day.
“I'm allergic to salmon," she said, and his voice sounded strange, affected, even fearful.
I thought Lucian would tell the chef not to prepare salmon because we didn't want to see Valery puff up until she exploded, but he just looked at her, half frowning, with a "What do you expect me to do?" face, because he wasn't at all concerned that she was allergic. Another trait he discovered: Lucian was not empathetic.
“Pick something different," Viktor suggested with the lazy
