Chapter 6
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“No. I was the one she had in mind." Oscer sent a response to the SMS.
You're basically telling her that you don't have time to babysit the friend since you have more important things to accomplish.
"I'm assuring her that I will carry it out. How difficult can it possibly be? I pay her a visit, offer her my shoulder to cry on, and console her.
— taking advantage of a weaker female party.
"No, because I don't want to get shot in the rear end a second time," the respondent said.
"Why don't you say no?"
"Because I owe Sophie, and this is my opportunity to make amends." When he considered their past together, he experienced a pang of remorse. "She's going to turn it in."
Robert gave a slight nod in response. "Again, I'm not asking."
“Good.” Oscer slipped the phone into his pocket before proceeding down the stairs to the club two at a time. To reiterate, how is your book coming along? Have you gotten to the interesting part yet? Anyone died yet?"
"A Naval history of the Russian Revolution is currently being written by me. Numerous people pass away every day.
"Is there any s*x involved?"
"Of course. They routinely stopped what they were doing in the middle of the fight to have s*x with one another. As a group of women walked up to him, arm in arm, Robert moved to the side to make room. Because I'll be flying back to poland the following week, you're going to have to find a new person to drink with.
"Are you here for business or pleasure?"
“Both. It's important that I go to the Caird Library in New Charlton, so I'll be there soon.
Why would anyone feel the urge to go to that location?
It is home to the maritime archive that is considered to be the most comprehensive in the entire globe.
One of the women cast a casual glance in Robert's direction before pausing with her eyes widened in surprise. "I recognize you." She beamed with sheer joy as she spoke. "You've got a reputation as the Shipwreck Hunter. I've seen every episode of every series you've produced, and I'm already looking forward to the next one. This is totally awesome. You really manage to make history seem appealing, which is particularly surprising given that it was always one of my least favorite subjects to study in school. There are a lot of us who follow you on Twitter, but I doubt you'd even notice us because I'm aware that you have something like a hundred thousand followers.
Oscer gave Robert a friendly response, and when it was eventually time for them to leave, he smacked Robert on the shoulder.
"Hey, you should totally use that as your tag line. I put a seductive spin on the past.
"Are you sure you don't want to find yourself in the water?"
"Are you kidding me when you say you have a hundred thousand followers? I guess that's what happens when you paddle through the Daintree jungle in a kayak while you're mostly naked. Someone caught sight of your anaconda.
Robert gave a satisfied eye roll. "Can you just remind me why I choose to spend my time with you?"
"I am the proprietor of a club. In addition to that, I am the one who keeps you rooted in reality and guards you against the hordes of adoring women. You were explaining to me that you were going to fly halfway across the world to visit a library, right? Oscer walked
through the bar, greeting everyone as he passed them along the way. "What is the most enjoyable part of the journey?"
"The library is where you should spend your time. My divorce was from the business world."
“Ouch. It's starting to make sense to me why someone may mistake a library for a party.
"Someday, it will happen to you," they said.
“Never. I was protected from the possibility of ever getting divorced by the fact that I never got married in the first place. When you're confined within its confines, a white picket fence may appear to be quite similar to a jail.
You took care of your younger brothers and sisters. That's a new take on it."
"Trust me, there is no better education in contraception for a thirteen-year-old boy than watching for his younger sister who is only four years old," I once heard someone say.
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