“I have no idea, man. Maybe it’s because they prefer to address the people they meet as sir and madam?” I replied with a cheeky grin on my face.
Ethan’s face scrunched up like he just took a full bite of lemon. “Come on. I’m being serious here.”
“To be honest, I’m not sure how to explain this myself,” I thought for a moment before adding, “Let’s just say that Forrest and I are in a business relationship.”
“...” Ethan fell silent for a couple seconds straight before he finally said, “You realize that he’s the overlord of an entire city, right? And that same man is calling you ‘sir’, right? Business relationship? Even a baby wouldn’t believe a word from your mouth!”
“Yes, Mr. Taylor is being too humble. He makes it sound like we’re equal partners, but really, I’m just one of his lackeys,
