As per Dmitri’s instruction, later that moment, Cullens knocks at his office, while Dmitri and I are discussing my visit. He signals her to come in and she serves us the coffee and the chocolate truffle bars, while we continue with our conversation.

“So Ava, since Manhattan Heights requests for my presence, what can I get from you? You know very well how the negotiation goes,” he jests.

“You’ll have me in return,” I counter and we both laugh at our jokes, while Cullens is obviously pissed off at how the conversation goes. So me being a bitch intentionally shows her how close I am to Dmitri. I run my...