Chapter 125
by
K5Rakitan
Does Joan find anything useful in her research?
Not really
Remembering that her gems were lab-created, she adjusted her keywords, but nothing useful came up. She considered writing an email to the manufacturer of her ring but ultimately decided that doing so might make her come off as crazy. Besides, the stones themselves could have come from different laboratories. Joan checked the manufacturer's website and saw that everything was supposedly made in America, but she couldn't find any specifics. She still flew blind.
"How do you feel about lunch?"
Joan looked up at Tamara with screen-strained eyes. "Long overdue."
"Let's see if anyone else wants to join us," Tamara suggested.
Joan made her way through the rows of white desks to where Mokuba sat in the center of the room. She gently massaged his tense shoulders.
"Hey," Mokuba responded, still glued to his screen.
"Wanna get some lunch?" Joan asked.
"I'd love to, but I really want to finish this ring thing so it doesn't ruin our trip. Bring me back something?"
"Sure thing." Joan gave Mokuba a small kiss and headed over to Laura. "Wanna get some lunch?"
"Hold on." Laura pounded out another two sentences on her keyboard before swiveling to face Joan. "I need to pick your brain about what happened last night. Let's do this." She stood and slung a leather purse over her shoulder but paused when she saw Joan's peridot flash. "Um . . . think you could take that off in case anyone sees?"
"Uh, it actually doesn't come off."
Joan let Laura prod and pull on her ring for a while. Laura then turned and dug through a crate under her desk. She pulled out a pair of thick black gloves with knobs on the knuckles and handed them to Joan.
Joan tried on the gloves before properly looking them over. "I think these would make me even more conspicuous. What are these gloves even for?"
Laura shrugged innocently. "I've been taking motorcycle lessons after work."
Joan took the gloves off and handed them back to Laura. "Sorry, but I think it's better if I just let people see it. Mokuba's working on something to control the flashing anyway, so we can pass it off as that if anyone asks."
Laura cringed. "It's still going to drive me nuts. Could you just, you know, keep it under wraps as much as possible?"
Joan sighed. "Yeah, I was planning to do that anyway."
"OK, good." Laura tossed the gloves back into the crate, and the three women headed down the narrow staircase and out to lunch.
Tamara and Laura wound up talking more about motorcycles than Joan and Laura spoke about the ring. However, Joan did convey the essentials about Michael's hospital trip and how all the men experienced brain zaps at the same time with no perceivable magic happening.
Laura pursed her lips at several points in Joan's story as she tried to figure out what might be going on. "I still think someone is messing with you, but if they got to Michael too, that's just plain weird. Whatever happens, keep me in the loop."
"Sure," Joan agreed.
Does Mokuba finish what he's working on in time?
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Kaiba's Prostitute
a sex worker fantasy
When CEO Seto Kaiba propositions Joan, she expects a one-night stand, but he and his brother keep coming back for more. Now the Kaiba brothers want an heir from her and will pay any price to get it. How do Joan’s husband and boyfriend feel about her new profession? More importantly, how do they handle public scrutiny? Cover credit: AliceKuroCross on DeviantArt
Updated on Jan 26, 2021
by K5Rakitan
Created on Sep 29, 2019
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