Viscount Vex (2)

"I could offer you one of my prized specimens.

A Nightshade Lotus—extremely rare, it has beautiful purple blooms that—"

"What would I do with it?" Noah interrupted, imagining his apartment overrun by the tiny plant monster.

"Well, it's quite beautiful when it blooms—"

"Does it eat meat?"

Vex paused mid-pitch. "Only small animals. Rabbits, cats, the occasional small fingers if they're not careful—"

"No thanks."

Yeah, I'll pass on acquiring a pet that views me as a potential snack.

What would I possibly want it for? To eat me? No thanks.

The viscount's shoulders slumped in defeat. His grand bribery scheme had crumbled against Noah's complete lack of interest in acquiring a deadly flora.

Sorry, Vex. I prefer my plants to be decorative and non-carnivorous.

But as Vex stood there, deflated, Noah's entrepreneurial instincts kicked in.