While speaking, Nathalie Quinlan came over, opened the car door, and just caught his last words. She raised her eyebrows inquisitively and casually asked, "Who would be thrilled to death?"
"Ms. Quinlan, you're back?" Alfred Garland only then noticed her, awkwardly explaining, "I was just talking to Amadeus, didn't see you there."
Amadeus Yancey discreetly put out the cigarette in his hand, tossed the butt into the drawer, and opened both car windows to let the outside air circulate in.
Nathalie Quinlan didn't notice he had been smoking.
Upon hearing Alfred Garland's words, she said lazily, "Yeah, I was supposed to message you I'd be over in five minutes, but got held up a bit. Have you been waiting long?"
"No." Alfred glanced at the time, only about ten minutes had passed beyond the five minutes Nathalie Quinlan mentioned.