Yusuf didn't respond to Lauren's embrace, which visibly disappointed her, but she quickly masked it. She shot a disdainful glance at Mabel, scoffing, "Can you believe it? The mighty Ms. Lambert reduced to working as an errand girl at our company."
"An errand girl?" Yusuf was momentarily taken aback, and then as if something clicked, he scoffed, "Cyrus actually allows his woman to work?"
His gaze traveled slowly over Mabel, lingering uncomfortably on the garter she wore.
A cold shiver ran through Mabel, and she instinctively pressed her legs together.
Lauren, clearly irritated, gave Mabel a sharp glare before speaking in an airy, condescending tone, "Yusuf's with me now, Mabel. Surely, you're not upset about that, are you?"
Lauren's comment seemed to remind Yusuf of something, and he w
