CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The two men both stood there for a while in silence, not sure what to say to each other.

Kyle walks over to the vending machine and gets two sodas.

They are both seated on the bench in the reception area, the surrounding air still calm.

“ How is she doing? ” Carter finally broke the silence.

“ She is fine, the doctors were able to extricate the bullet from her arm, she just needs some rest”.

“ That is a relief, you must be close to her? ”.

“ Yes, she is a stubborn and persistent one who forced me out of mourning, she stayed at my place for six years in Paris”.

“ I see…. ”

“ She told me what had transpired between the both of you, you are a smart man and I know for certain that you are aware she is not responsible for what happened to her company”.

“ I am aware of that”.

“ Then why did you treat her so cruelly? ”.

“ It was for her safety, so much is in play here which I think that you, Mr. Saltzman, are aware of some of it,

I have to protect her the best way I know how to, even if