CHAPTER 5 The Girl From The Cub

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  Dario's POV   The meeting room was silent, thick with heavy tension that lingered even after the signatures were affixed.   I leaned back into my chair, crossing one leg over the other, and looked across at the man. He was sweating, even though the AC had been kept at a temperature low enough to chill anyone.   He tried to hold onto my gaze, probably he was trying to walk out of there with some dignity left. He failed.   I gave a small nod, and he got the message. His hands were fumbling, gathering the documents, almost tripping over himself on the way out.   "Pathetic," I whispered.   "Desperate men make easy prey," came a voice from behind me.   Luis Romano. My assistant.   I slightly turned, "True."   I didn't trust people. But Luis had never once given me a reason to doubt h

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