Chapter 25

The steel and glass façade of Imperium Enterprises resembled its president. Beautiful, refined and impersonal. I had to take a deep breath before entering the building and concentrate on the real reason I was there: my brother. The dark marble floor was spotless and executives in different colors of suits crossed the lobby. Some of them gave me curious looks, probably wondering what such an off-beat girl was doing there. I tried to ignore the attention and concentrated only on the low rumble of my footsteps.

There was a c-shaped bench near the elevator entrances. A brunette woman with serious brown eyes gave me a surprised look when she saw me standing in front of it.

I opened my mouth to speak, but she beat me to it:

- What can I do for you? - her smile was polite and cordial.

I put my weight on my left leg, nervous about the situation, and considered giving up, but the image of David in the hospital bed dominated my mind once again.

- I came to talk to Mr. Mason. - I looked firmly i