456 456. Jael’s Compliance

"I lost," he said with a bright smile. "It has been a long time since I was happy about losing. Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me and it wasn't a bet so you didn't lose," Mauve said. She was still a bit stunned about his entrance.

"Technically it was a bet, because now that you won I have to do something you want."

"That's not a bet," she said.

"I am pretty sure that's how bets work, Mauve," Louis said while his face called her stupid.

"Yeah, but there were no repercussions on my end if I couldn't convince Jael. I had nothing to lose. It's not really a bet if the other party loses more."

"That's a gamble which is still a bet and I had nothing to lose that I wasn't already going to lose…"

"Would you drop it?" Mauve said. Louis was expectedly stubborn.

He gave her a blank stare and turned to Mill. "Hello Mill, I apologize for not saying my greetings earlier."