The police car drove away with its sirens on full blast. The banquet hall was even livelier than it was before. The people in the investment industry trusted people who were shrewd and tactful. What I did earlier was a brilliant strategy for eliminating any lingering suspicions about me, and it also demonstrated my counter-surveillance and risk management abilities to Star Corporation.Luna offered a toast in my honor. “Mr. Scott, you did a great job! Star Corporation needs partners who are as capable as you.”“Thank you, Ms. Carpenter. It was just like spring-cleaning for me.” I drank the wine. We finally signed the agreement. Three days later at the visitation room of the detention center, I saw Georgia through the thick glass. In just three days, she had aged a lot. Her hair was dry, and she had huge eye bags. She was wearing a prison uniform and trembled violently. When she saw me, she launched herself at the glass and picked up the phone.“Nathan, you’re her
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