Ashton waited patiently in one of the corner booths of a restaurant in the middle of town. He was not sure if the person he planned to meet with was coming but, he fervently hoped that the guy was not stupid. At least, it would speak of his loyalty, which at the moment, Ashton hoped, weighed far less than a business proposition.
He signaled the waiter to refill his glass of brandy and checked his phone. There was only one message from Ashley, asking him if he was going to the usual dinner with the folks but he had declined, informing her and their parents that he had some business to take care of. Besides, Ashton was not sure he wanted to be in the middle of that group with all the controversy Henderson has been stirring in their lives lately.
Ashton looked up just in time to see the wai
