Love At First Sight

"P-pardon?" Lady Faye froze, her brain taking a moment to catch up. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.

"Aaah, it's actually for the best. It makes things a lot easier for me." Jake suddenly caught her off guard, thanking her with sincere gratitude, albeit tinged with contempt. "Thanks to your pettiness, it will be easier for me to achieve my goals."

Lady Lyria had already sensed trouble brewing as soon as he showed his immunity to her colleague's unstoppable charm, but Faye was too deep in denial to accept the turn of events.

"I don't understand what you're insinuating." She tried to play innocent, but her look of ridiculous disbelief in 'keep talking, I'm amused' mode finally eroded her cool facade. "Aren't negotiations almost over? I just politely asked you to make a more reasonable request. I don't see what this has to do with pheromones? What is that, some kind of perfume?"