Chapter 26: Pride (8)
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“Sorry but I can’t allow something like that. He’s new to this business and scaring away a new talent wouldn’t be appreciated.” This was probably the most polite way Griffin could think of to reject the sponsor’s offer.
‘So even though he doesn’t look it… He does have a soul…’ Felix thought sarcastically to himself. He could breathe a sign of relief that he wasn’t going to be sold off to anyone that night. He silently praised his employer’s level headed decision.
“Ah… I see… how sad…” Augustus reverted back to being a sad puppy after hearing the other’s rejection. His expression made it obvious he was unhappy but not to the point of making a scene about it.
It was as if Griffin knew that and that’s why he rejected him in the first place. He was truly a busin
