She couldn't speak English either, so to recreate the scene, Randell imitated the Old Madam's tone in Korean.
That did it; Lorraine Hanson burst out laughing. "Randell, your Korean's improved quite a bit…"
"Of course, I've got a gift for languages!" The pilot got a little cocky at the praise, but quickly came back to himself. "Okay, okay, stop changing the subject, we're talking about serious stuff here!"
Lorraine let out a snort of laughter. He was still looking out the window; the sun had already climbed to mid-sky, the light harsh on the eyes. He took a pair of sunglasses from his shirt pocket and put them on. A faint curve tugged at his thin lips, half smile, half not. That handsome face, that tall, straight frame—no wonder he was an international megastar, the male god in the hearts of hundreds of millions of fans.
Even Randell couldn't help marveling as he looked at him.
