Chapter 16
Lucius
As always after a big meal, I hack my biology by taking a walk to improve my blood sugar levels, decrease stress, and aid sleep. Since this is Malibu and I have a private beach nearby, that is where I go.
Halfway to my destination, my phone rings.
It’s Eidith.
I take the call and listen to a couple of updates absentmindedly.
“That’s all I’ve got,” she says, indicating the updates are over.
Yet she doesn’t hang up.
That’s odd, so I ask, “You sure there isn’t something else?”
“Well… it’s about tomorrow.”
I wish this were a video call, so I could glare at her if this is about what I think it is. “I haven’t forgotten about it.” Eidith has taken it upon herself to look after my reputation—whatever that is. In this case, though, even I know a no-show for a fundraiser
