Chapter 21

Quentin was so afraid of scaring Selene away that he took small and cautious steps. Selene, who was still smiling, noticed how he looked like one of the police dogs from their department and teased him, "It won't be that easy. It depends on how you perform from now on." Quentin took her seriously. His eyes fell slightly in disappointment, but then he quickly cheered up, realizing she hadn't said no. Beaming with joy, he promised earnestly. "I'll perform well!" That night, he was so happy he could hardly think straight. Selene had to guide him back to the private room because he was too excited to remember the way. Their colleagues, who had been waiting, saw them return hand in hand. Assuming they'd sorted things out and officially gotten together, they seized the moment to raise their glasses to congratulate Quentin. Quentin didn't refuse a single toast. Even as he got drunk, he was grinning from ear to ear. In the end, Selene got him into a taxi and brought him home safely, spar