"Hahaha! I'm looking forward to our meetings, Miss Burry." He trilled, his voice full of a playful rhythm that made my stomach do a nervous flip.
"I should charge you extra for this."
"This is part of your job. You could have earned a little extra for the favour you're doing me, though, but you already said no."
"I understand. Thank you for reminding me that it's bad that I have a good upbringing and morals. I'll be taking my leave, Sir."
"Go ahead."
A part of me wanted to punch him right then and there; he looked so insufferably victorious for some reason. Yet, another part of me was already surrendering to the cold, creeping anxiety of what awaited me in the shadows of his office.
