When Venus exited the living room area, Malcolm ushered his guests forward. “Make yourselves comfortable and help yourselves to some refreshments,” he stated before adding, “we all know why we’re here, so let’s cut to the chase and decide what we’re going to do about or mutual problem.”
Malcolm wanted so badly to follow Venus into the kitchen and ensure she was okay. But he couldn’t. So he settled for moving the meeting along. The sooner they had come to a consensus, the sooner he would have his apartment and his woman to himself once more.
“What’s the rush?” asked Paul Burke, the representative for Barima-Waini, Administrative Region #1. “I’ve cleared my entire evening for this meeting. The least you could do is offer us some live entertainment before we get down to the nitty gritty o
