Chapter 68

Two weeks after Dean's removal, and an avalanche of speculation circulating the largest media in the country, my first public appearance is granted through a high society party.

I don't like parties.

But let the truth be told: There is no better place to meet rich men with ideals ready to be manipulated than in a meeting with so many other rich people, who, in their natural arrogance, are entertained with the same interest in doubling their fortune.

As a businesswoman, it is my role to play the same game as my partners and enemies, to cover me with the false pride that I have exhibited over the years so that they do not realize that my interests differ much from what they themselves expect in their business.

But still, when I'm passing through the corridor covered with Indian tapestries and long mirrors that pile up like on a panel along the light wall of the restaurant where the apotheotic reception is made, I need an extreme effort not to twist my nose in front of