Chapter 7Sean Dwyer stood in his grandfather’s study and occasionally nodded his head mindlessly. Pretending to listen to the old man’s endless lectures was just automatic now. He watched as his Aunt Sharon laid out the lunch she’d prepared. He could see her steeling herself for the inevitable insults and complaints Colin Dwyer delivered daily in return for her efforts. Not that Sean cared one way or the other about his aunt. But neither of them would need to kowtow to Colin Dwyer for much longer. Sean would soon be the one issuing orders and making decisions to shore up the family business. And the first thing he’d do, would be to move out of this decrepit old tomb and into a nice apartment downtown. Somewhere upscale where he and Valentina could entertain as befitted the new head of the

