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– Sit down, – I glanced at the chair across from him. – Where are the others?

I don’t wait for an answer – a line of mossy lawyers follows him, and then there’s Marie, my clever little secretary. If she were at least thirty years old and at least half moonlit, I would probably make an exception for her not to have an affair at work. But at forty plus one, I haven’t even looked at women under thirty in a long time. And the exception made for Valentina’s sake confirmed once again – you cannot go beyond the flags, especially those set by your own hand. If she had been at least thirty-plus, I’m sure our secret affair would not have been made public and the reason A’Lita-my fiancée-would have made a big scandal of it in her favor.

Another rule I will now put on my list, too, is to never make a contract with a woman. Not on any terms whatsoever.

Sh’Irene, my nephew, is the last one to enter the office, and he takes a seat in the chair against the far wall.

You may begin.

– Laurie. – At the answer to his name, my assistant turns visibly pale. – Your comment.