This time, the silence was so complete you could have heard a pin drop.
Verity wished the floor would open up and swallow her.
"Why?" Aurelia asked in a clear little voice.
Scarlett shook her head and gave a vague answer. "My company isn't established enough to approach them yet."
Lucien left with a stormy expression.
After the door closed, Verity lost her appetite too. She wasn't stupid. She had understood exactly what Lucien had been offering.
"Scarlett, Lucien obviously wanted to help you. Did you really not get it, or were you deliberately refusing to take the hint?"
"Was that what he meant?" Scarlett put on a thoughtful expression. "I honestly didn't realize. I thought he was just asking because he cared."
"Then call him and talk to him," Verity said eagerly. "He'll definitely
