As at the Venetian, he complimented her of how beautiful she was and how excited he was that he finally had her in his world now, and how excited he was that she had finally come to visit. Hesitating, he watched as Mandal blushed a little from his enthusiastic welcome. She introduced Mal to him and he happily took the artist’s iron hand, pumped it with much joy.
Everyone chatted back and forth, as Manager Benoit, with dozens of tourists gawking, took Mandal’s hand as well as Oba’s and along with the beefy security person, and Mal following, led them into the Bellagio.
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Moments later, Tom Rule pulled into the Bellagio driving his black Bentley Continental GT, and because flash sometimes supersedes style, the valets lit to life as he parked.
No manager was waiting though and as he exi
