He raised his hands up in defense, or defeat. "It was only a suggestion," he said, though there was a bit of a sardonic light in his eyes. It wasn't as if Clive used him particularly well, after all. Other than making sure that Katya wasn't the only one with spies, Jordan was kept harmlessly away from anything even vaguely important.

Or interesting, for that matter.

"Did you know Ethan and Avery went on vacation together?" There, he thought, was a subject less likely to get Clive's pride riled up.