What Ray really wanted to know was how Mary compared to Lucas.

If she were only on Lucas's level, he could crush that faction outright without any hesitation.

Channing glanced at Ray. Seeing that his expression remained calm and unreadable, Channing felt a flicker of disappointment. He had hoped to see some tension on Ray's face—if Ray grew uneasy, it would be much harder for him to refuse the proposal that was coming next.

Still, he had to test the waters first.

"Ray, let me introduce this