Chapter 9. The Super Consortium 101

They returned to the estate. Carlos was not sure if he could ever get used to the place or even know his way around.

The Man in Black was dropped off before Carlos. This man—who, Carlos had to accept, would become his foster father—gave him a pat on the shoulder and told him that someone was waiting to show him around the place where he would be staying.

Then the car pulled away further into the estate. It stopped in front of a large set of metal double doors, and the big man who’d followed the waiter at the meeting got out from the passenger seat to open the door for Carlos. He wanted to tell the man that wasn’t necessary, but instead, he simply said, “Thank you.”

The big man just nodded. It seemed like the bodyguard didn’t like to speak much.

Carlos climbed the marble steps in front of the doors. The steps were wide and flanked by large, well-kept flower bushes. When he reached the top of the steps, the three people who stood in front of the door bowed sli