His Dark Asset (R18)
No prices on the menus, private dining rooms separated by ornate shoji screens, and an atmosphere thick with quiet, old money.
We were escorted down a long hallway lined with delicate cherry blossom arrangements to a secluded room where three Japanese businessmen stood and bowed in unison.
The eldest was a silver-haired man with sharp, calculating eyes and an air of absolute authority.
He wore a tailored charcoal suit and carried himself with confidence.
To his right stood a younger man, perhaps in his forties, with wire-rimmed glasses and a notebook tucked under his arm—clearly the detail-oriented second-in-command.
The third was closer to Adrian's age, handsome in a polished way, with slic