#Chapter 171: Expiration Date

“Why don’t you come inside,” Tina said, stepping inside from the door, allowing me the room to enter. “We have so much to talk about.” I was hesitant to go in. After all, I came here to give her a piece of my mind, without any intention of this becoming a two-person conversation. She seemed almost pleased to be having this conversation with me. “Don’t be shy,” Tina said. “This conversation is long overdue, isn’t it?” She wasn’t wrong there, so I gathered my courage and stepped into her mansion. Immediately I felt underdressed. Her house was like a museum with white tiles and towering columns. Expensive oil paintings hung on the walls. Fancy vases sat in glass cases atop pedestals. “Come into the sitting room. We’ll be more comfortable there,” Tina said to me. Then she shouted, “Peters! Tea in the sitting room, please.” From deeper in the house, a voice answered, “Right away, Miss.” At my curious look, Tina shrugged. “My butler. I suppose you wouldn’t know but good help is h