"What the hell happened?" the Chairman of the Board, Alex Makeoff, asked.
"Stump."
‘What?’ Makeoff pressed further, and his second in command elaborated on her answer.
"Through the heart."
"Really?"
"Really. And then another two stumps with the bails shoved up his arse, we think, for good measure, but that is only hearsay."
"Really?"
"Really. It is hearsay, but I’ve no doubt we will find out soon.’
"f*****g, Ada. What do we do now? We"ve a lot tied up in this deal. Where do we stand, now?" The Chairman was sincerely worried.
"D"know."
"Really?"
"Really.’
""You don"t know? What do I pay you so much money for?"
"Well, to be fair, we expected resistance, but nobody anticipated a violent reaction,’ Eileen answered, continuing to placate her boss, used to his overreactions. She was
