Speaking of hot pot, Nathalie Quinlan seemed quite interested. She gave an 'Mm-hmm,' put away her phone, and followed behind him.
"I'll go start the car," Amadeus Yancey said, the corners of his mouth turning up.
He led the way and didn't even spare a glance for Zeus Tanzil as he passed by, simply brushing past him.
Nathalie did the same, trailing behind Amadeus as she walked past Zeus.
It wasn't that she was impolite or had any issue with Zeus, she simply had forgotten about the existence of this person who had tried to chat with her earlier.
Once they had left, only Alfred Garland and Zeus Tanzil remained.
Compared to Amadeus Yancey, who didn't even consider his "rival" a person, Alfred considered himself to have a bit more humanity. As he passed by Zeus, he patted him on the shoulder with a sympathetic expression, and in a gentle voice, said, "My condolences!"
Zeus Tanzil: "..."
Right then, his phone rang.