160: New Purchase

Alan’s POV “Hey, milady. Was everything good for you?” “Everything was fine until you came over to greet me.” Mallory West, the pop diva, did not look at me and responded to my greeting with a dismissive tone. I chuckled softly. Unfortunately, the woman truly seemed uninterested in engaging with me. She continued her workout on the leg press machine. “Is that so? I thought you might need some extra guidance, Miss West. I could give you the tricks you need.” I kept smiling. “Oh, yes, I suppose I need this branch manager to get you to leave.” “What if I offered for the owner of the entire chain to hear all your complaints?” Her legs stopped moving, and she looked at me. I widened my smile and spread my arms out to the sides. “I’m here. I heard from the staff that you were looking for me.” Mallory huffed and shook her head. She got up from the machine and wiped her sweaty body with a small towel. Then she looked at me for a long moment before grabbing her water bottle. “Damn it. Why didn’