Stefano sauntered into the grand and spacious bedroom which was impeccably clean, orderly and interiorly decorated to his taste. He tossed his suit into a single armchair, took off his cuff links and placed them on the dresser. He turned towards a tall wall-length mirror that spanned from almost the ceiling to the floor, then began to loosen at his tie. He started unbuttoning his shirt, after tossing the tie to join his suit on the chair. He had had a long day, and he was exhausted. He glanced at his wristwatch as he started to remove it; it was 12:47 a.m., several minutes past midnight already.He hadn't imagined the business transaction to take as long as it did, but fortunately, he had sold most of his merchandise, and at extremely good prices at that. He turned to place his wristwatch on a dresser beside the tall mirror. He was about unbuttoning the remaining three buttons when he suddenly stopped and listened for a brief moment, then he pressed a hidden
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