Vox relaxed, too, that Val was keeping up and thinking ahead. He always could, if he tried, it was just like pulling teeth sometimes to get Valentino to do that. That reputation was definitely part of it. "And I'm not letting a business partner get fucking smote like that."

Yeah... he would do this for Valentino and Velvette. Not really anyone else.

"And... you did otherwise. Handle that situation well. I should've caught the recording earlier. Solved the problem myself," Vox trailed off in a mumble.