The chapter opens with a soliloquy by the boss, who tells his employees that he's going to try to talk to Sebastian one more time, but that if he doesn't like what he says, he'll take whatever he can get. He tells them that they can be friends, but he won't take anything for himself. He also tells them not to drink so he hasn't "laughed in a while" . The boss then tells them to stop drinking, since it's painful to look after him when he goes out with them. He says that he can't go overboard with them, since they're his friends. He then asks why Sebastian and Amiya aren't hanging out together anymore. He's not drinking, he just wants to know what's up. He asks why they've been hanging out so much, and then he asks if they have anything to do with each other. It's clear that Sebastian is having an affair with Amiya, and that Amiya and Sebastian are hanging out alone. He wants to ask Sebastian if he should let Amiya go, since she's a cruel woman who came to his office to take advantage of him. Sebastian says he knows everything about him, and what he knows about Amiya. Then he asks what Sebastian is trying to say, and he says that Sebastian isn't going to accuse him of an affair, because he'd never accuse anyone of having one. He adds that he knows Sebastian's response to everything, so he can only assume that Sebastian has told him about what happened at the office. Sebastian is shocked, and the boss tells him that he belongs to him.