Brent grimaced at Everly's choice of words.

"By the way, that lackey isn't as handsome as you. He always has a stern face, like this." Everly imitated Brent, who just watched as she dragged herself to the car.

Everly patted the seat beside her and said, "Hey, you’re cute. Why don’t you let me take care of you?"

Brent was about to decline when Everly added, "I'm really good at taking care of things. The last dog I took care of became so fat and healthy."

Brent didn’t know how to respond to