Juri motioned me to continue.
“Last night, Marek spoke to me in regards to the plan moving forward. He said he would feel better with me at the penthouse for the moment rather than here.”
He nodded. “Yes, Marek informed me he is headed back there today with you. I won’t say I disagree with him but I don’t think he’s wholly correct in his thinking.”
“He also told me that when we got back, he would get me settled in before leaving to Moscow in the evening for business.”
I saw it. The immediate surprise and anger rise up in him. He slammed his hands down on the desk and was about to say something, or yell something, when I put up my hand.
“My request is that you allow him to go.”
Everything Juri was about to say died in his throat. “Wait…what?”
I clasped my hands together. “I’ve upheav
