Chapter 91. Resource

She wondered what her own eyes looked like now; she could feel them getting misty. Then her conversation partner, with the same face as the one who looked at her now, was the one who had done all the talking. Now she did all the talking, and although it changed nothing, she spoke her words as if she was giving back all the vulnerability he had allowed in the safety of her presence.

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The actual meeting with the Del Rosa representatives took place on its scheduled date. It went seamlessly. The Man in Black had told him that if his first meeting with the Del Rosa representatives went without any outward resistance from them, then they were happy with him, and they had made their decision long before the meeting.

Carlos couldn’t help but smile as he shook the Lady’s hand, and she mirrored his smile with equal sincerity. They had the meeting on the terrace, the air was clean, the grass was green, and a man was bleeding out to his death just a few feet below the prett