Chapter 17There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.
—Confucius
3:15 p.m. GMT+1, May 9, 2022
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“I am going to put a hole in your head. If there is a g*n in that box, that is what I will do,” says Zara, in a staring contest with the big man, her dark piercing eyes boring into his. He does not flinch. A mahogany box sits open in front of her.
Having just returned from having taken a tour of the headquarters with Jean-Paul, Peter, on the other hand, shakes. Not in apprehension of what Zara will do to Mr. Murometz, but because Mei, holding another mahogany box in her lap, is in total tears.
Peter stands with eyes wide open at t
