Lalo can feel even the small amount of trepidation she's experiencing, and he allows himself a small amount of self-satisfaction in response. Yeah, that's right, girl. You should be nervous!
But only because anyone smart would be in this situation. Fortunately, Lalo bears her no ill will. Quite the contrary! He seems delighted. He turns on the lights, looking pleased when they flicked on.
"You're in for a treat," Lalo tells her happily. "Have you ever had pheasant, Miss Chloe?" But he's listening to what she says, too, about the house.
"Haunted?" Lalo's brow furrows as he bangs out around, swinging open cupboards, getting out pots and pans. "That's around the time he took me with him. Traveling." Lalo wonders what the significance of the timing is, there. If any. Maybe there's nothing to it at all.
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But only because anyone smart would be in this situation. Fortunately, Lalo bears her no ill will. Quite the contrary! He seems delighted. He turns on the lights, looking pleased when they flicked on.
"You're in for a treat," Lalo tells her happily. "Have you ever had pheasant, Miss Chloe?" But he's listening to what she says, too, about the house.
"Haunted?" Lalo's brow furrows as he bangs out around, swinging open cupboards, getting out pots and pans. "That's around the time he took me with him. Traveling." Lalo wonders what the significance of the timing is, there. If any. Maybe there's nothing to it at all.