âEnough! Itâs a misunderstanding.
Valeria, Hutton grew up with me in the orphanage.
Heâs an exceptional hacker, and I can vouch for his moral integrity.
â
The news made Valeria turn to Hutton in a wordless glance.
Despite her silence, her eyes betrayed the poorly concealed disgust she felt.
Rosalynn introduced Valeria to Hutton.
âHutton, this is Valeria, the famous celebrity.
Sheâs as kind as she is beautiful, and she has introduced a lot of clients to me.
Youâre a gentleman.
I trust that youâll stop provoking her into a spat.
â
Hutton looked like it was the last thing he wanted to do, but in the end, he yielded to Rosalynn.
He found some wine on the table and poured two glasses.
âAlright.
Iâll be nice.
â
Taking one glass, he handed it to Valeria and said, âAllow me to apologize, Valeria.
I shouldnât have said those things.
Letâs have a drink to make up.
â
Hutton had gone ahead and finished his glass.
Valeria curled her lips and said, âItâs fine.
Iâll let it slide since youâre just a kid.
â
These words made Hutton frown.
Giving Valeria a once-over, he answered, âIâm not a kid.
Iâm already twenty-one.
You and I are about the same age, right?â
Valeria chuckled, âIâm already twenty-five.
I distinctly remember a certain someone calling me a harridan.
â
Women in the show business industry took great pains to care for their appearance.
After all, beauty was the main capital in their world.
No woman would like being called a harridan.
Hutton grinned.
âI did that on purpose to get on your nerves.
To be honest, I thought you were the same age as me.
â
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Valeria raised an eyebrow and felt herself relax around him, her own humor returning.
âI see youâre quite the smooth talker.
â
âItâs one of my many talents.
â
Rosalynn breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the two engage in an easy back and forth.
âNow that this has been resolved, letâs sit down and eat.
Iâm starving.
â
âRight.
Itâs a bad idea to let you starve.
You turn into a whole different person.
â
Hutton sat down and poured a glass of wine for Rosalynn.
The dishes were served one after another, and the three shared a sumptuous meal with drinks and Lively conversation.