Chapter 276

Dominic looked at Bobby, who was still standing by the door, and said, "Get us another room." Bobby nodded quickly. "Of course, right away." Without another word, Dominic turned and walked out. As he did, he casually placed a hand on Vespera's lower back, gently guiding her out with him. Eden finished yelling into the phone, hung up, and stabbed out his cigarette. He walked over, his whole demeanor shifting from fiery to cheerful in an instant. "Had I known Vespera was coming, I wouldn't have smoked. Let's switch, we can't have her breathing in secondhand smoke." They changed rooms, and once the three of them sat down and ordered, the conversation quickly veered into gossip—specifically, about Tina. Dominic gave him a brief rundown. "So you came to Halewick just to hear gossip?" Eden grinned mysteriously. "Half right. I didn't just come to hear gossip, I came to bring some." Dominic shook his head. "You're about to qualify for Women of the Forces at this rate." Eden went sile