Chapter Forty-four

Madeline was curious about his games.

At first he thought it was just a way of her trying to distract him from the latest development in operation save McBride Foods, then he looked into her eyes and saw the sincerity in them.

"What do you want to know?" He cocked his head towards the stairs, silently asking her to follow him.

"Everything."

"You can get bored."

"Your passion would make up for your bad teaching skills."

"I am not a bad teacher. I taught you water skiing."

"That was a practical course. This is more theoretical."

"I am not a bad teacher."

"Alright. A boring teacher then."

He laughed. "The reason I mentioned that you might be bored is because of the jargon I will be using to explain my games. And not because I am a boring teacher."

"You will break them down."

"Even then, it can be overwhelming."

"Not if I am interested in what you have to say. And I am."

"Alright then." He opened the door to the study and stepped back for her to step in first. "Have you ever been here?"