Chapter 16
The agreement
(Third person)
The door made a slight metallic click as it closed behind Riccardo. He immediately put his briefcase down near the coat rack as Lucky, tail wagging, ran to greet him as he did every day on his return. Irritated by the morning he lightly stroked the dog’s back and took off that damn jacket. He found Tancredi sitting at the kitchen table with a glass of water to hand, sharply dressed as usual.
‘I hope you don’t mind if I helped myself’, exclaimed Fabrizio.
‘No problem. Rather it might be best if you remain seated. I have some news’
‘Important?’
‘Absurd, more than anything else’
‘Let’s hear it then’.
A few minutes later Fabrizio had been told all about the latest developments, from the meeting with Saveri to the email from the Board of Director
