Irish Discontent

Liam O’Grady threw himself into his work and the gym, wholeheartedly. The Casino had been his first venture, and along with his brother, he had gone into the loan shark business once the Casino picked up. As the three casinos that came after developed well, on their own speed, O’Grady had tended to slow down and take life easy.

Other activities, like gun running, became more of his thing, as he told anyone who cared to listen. Once Bianca had come aboard, she had been a hands-on manager, checking accounts, keeping an eagle eye on the workings of the large Casinos.

But now that she was avoiding him and vice versa, he spent his days and nights here.

Things moved like a well-oiled machine, but at night, he would hit the gym and sweat it out, almost till dawn. Then, he would head to Claude’s suburban fortress-like home, where he would sneak into the room, he had been given and sleep it off. Guessing that he would need his privacy, Claude had shifted him to a room that boasted of its own