FAMILY PROBLEM

Olivia

“Calm down and listen to me! Luke is trying to provoke you and he succeeds. You’ve started to get too angry and are no longer focusing on the real reason for our meeting. We can’t afford to lose this deal. There’s a huge amount of money at stake, but also your reputation.”

We all stood mute, listening intently to the entire discussion between the two. We were glad that the plan Frank had set up with his two colleagues had succeeded and that the boy introduced to the house had done his job better than anyone could have expected. To be honest, I was also glad that the voice I had heard had proved me right.

“I congratulate you on the way you thought things through. You’ve done an excellent job with these microphones. I didn’t think you were capable of so much.”

“You underestimated me?” he asked me, feigning surprise.

“Something like that,” I replied, laughing.

I expected him to agree with me, but possibly his male ego wouldn’t allow him to....

“Looks like you’ve st