Chapter 31: In Too Deep

"You're really putting me on the spot," Elijah Quinny said helplessly, watching Marlee Casson chat and laugh with Jolie. "If this were really too much for you, would you still be talking to me like that?" Landon Casson looked completely unfazed. He glanced at Elijah, his tone calm and even: "The real thing can take the heat. I'm curious to see what surprise you'll bring me next." Seeing that faint, inscrutable smile on Landon Casson's face, Elijah realized he was in too deep. As for the old man's...