An Unexpected Opponent
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ake was truly a genius. Why hadn’t he thought of using Polly earlier? It was such an obvious solution! Sure, he could also have asked Owen, but Polly had been keen on finding some way to help him for a while, and this was such a prime opportunity.
After he had gotten his clothing situation fixed through Polly—partly by cleaning it, partly by buying some new stuff—he headed straight back to a small townhouse that served as housing for Gladiators. Later on, he met back up with Owen and Polly to eat before going home and to bed. When he woke up and opened the door to the small house, he saw his clothes there, neatly packaged by the professional cleaning company.
What? He hadn’t actually made Polly clean them. With her whole young-mistress vibe, she clearly never w
