Chapter Thirteen: Knight in Shining Armor

Trevor I was sitting in the booth next to the Upper Echelon's, chilling with a bottle of champagne. All their rowdy conversation and laughter drifted over from their walls to my booth. This restaurant wasn't an ideal choice to discuss sensitive or confidential matters. The walls in there were only a flimsy excuse to partition the booths, ideal for reporters in search of exclusives on high-profile individuals like the ones in the booth next to mine. Their cuisines were outstanding, and for that purpose, I patronized the business. Besides, only VIPs dined here. Therefore, unless any of us outed each other to the media, there's no chance of any secret getting out of here. Only the carefree ones like the Upper Echelon in the room behind left their secrets known to all men. Funnily, no matter how drunk they got, they never shared incriminating details about themselves. They never crossed the line. I raised my cup to my mouth, my eyes perking when I heard, "Is Director Hold