CHAPTER 29: The Proposal Misfire
The door to Marcus’s study flung open and Eleanor stood right there, glaring.
Steve and Daniel froze mid-whisper, eyes wide like raccoons caught in the trash.
Eleanor raised an eyebrow. “Seriously?”
Steve cleared his throat. “Oh! Eleanor! Hey! We were just...uh...just about to knock!”
“Yeah,” Daniel jumped in. “We were coming to see Marcus. Very important and very urgent. Brother stuff.”
Marcus appeared behind Eleanor, arms crossed. “Brother stuff?”
Steve gave a guilty shrug. “It’s classified.”
“Classified my ass, I am leaving” Eleanor muttered as she tried to take a step to leave. Marcus grabbed her arm. She is shocked, she glared at him hoping that a glare would probably make him let go
"Can you excuse us?.” Marcus turned to his brother
“What?”
