Chapter 1763


    Jack continued with a brotherly fervor, "Look, I''m just sayin'', God forbid, if you guys ever have a spat


    after the wedding, or if that Mr. McMillian ever dares to give you a hard time, we will be ready to roll up


    our sleeves and throw down. No mercy. You''ll always be our boss. We''ve always got your back."


    "He heard you," Arabe interjected, her tone light and teasing. "He''s not looking too pleased right


    now."


    Jack''s heart skipped a beat. "Hey, boss, what''s that? You''re breaking up. I''ll give you a ringter."


    "Oh, call this number next time. My phone''s busted."


    Jack''s despair deepened.


    "Your phone? That thing''s as tough as a brick, cutting-edge like a stealth jet, and it''s broken? How?"


    He suspected his boss was pulling his leg, just trying to get him to call Romeo, but the thought made


    him nervous. He was scared to make that call.


    "Even the toughest brick, if it falls from the eighteenth floor, is bound to shatter, let alone survive an


    explosion."


    "That bad, huh?"


    Just a few hours earlier, Arabe had used Romeo''s phone to ask him to send extra guys to keep


    Reflections Vi secure, not letting any bad guys take advantage. She hadn''t mentioned what she and


    Horace had actually gone through.


    At this point, Jack felt a twinge of jealousy that Horace had been through thick and thin with the boss,


    and his voice took on a slightly sour tone.


    "Why''d you bring that dunce Horace back? What about me?"


    "You can hang with Romeo," Arabe said coolly. "You''re all family anyway, doesn''t make a difference


    who you''re with."


    "Don''t do me like that," Jack pleaded, "I was just kiddin'' around. How can I be family with him? You and


    me, we''re blood, man. Boss, do you really trust that goofball Horace to get things done? He''s got that


    dopey, adorable look when he smiles, nowhere near as reliable as me."


    "I think his dopey, adorable look is quite endearing, and besides, he''s got good instincts in a pinch."


    "That still doesn''t beat me!"


    "In a year or two, when Mr. McMillian sets you up with someone, I''ll need someone by my side if you


    leave."


    "Come on. Even if Mr. McMillian introduces me to a knockout, a real diamond, I wouldn''t take it. I''m with


    you for life, boss. Don''t kick me to the curb, man. I''ll even return all the gifts Mr. McMillian''s given me."


    Arabe finally chuckled at his dramatics, "Alright, enough. I called to ask about Reflections Vi.


    Everything okay there?"


    "It''s all good! But we were toote, Erik slipped away! It''s below zero out here, and me and the boys


    are freezing our butts off standing guard."


    "Have people take turns. You don''t need to be out there 24/7."


    "It''s almost holiday time, some of the guys have gone home, we''re short-staffed." Jack was quick to


    show his devotion, "But not me. I''m an orphan. I''m avable 365 days a year, not like some people."


    "Enough with the guilt-tripping," Arabe cut in. "That''s it. I''m hanging up now."


    Jack heard the call end with a beep and was surprised his boss hadn''t given him a hard time. Was


    Arabe giving him a pass on epting Mr. McMillian''s gifts? Arabe still had a soft spot for them.


    After all, Mr. McMillian was the richest man in the world. The little they epted from him didn''t even


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    amount to a day''s interest in his bank ount.