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“Well, you don’t need to worry about him anymore. We took care of that. He’s living exactly where he always wanted, meditating and trying to atone for his sins.”

“That’s good. But now that Maximus is running the company, how are my shares being managed?”

“We’ve been working through Matthew, but with the recent changes, it looks like Maximus is assigning a new team to support us. Matthew has been tasked with looking after Leonardo, who, as I said, is now focused on meditation and redemption.”

“And he’s still in Valeria?”

“No, he’s in Florentia now. Not with Catherine, but still in Florentia. Matthew’s doing what he can with the man. As for us, we’ll have to figure out how to navigate the Palmer’s operations. Do you want me to notify Maximus of your trip?”

“Absolutely not. My trip has other purposes. He doesn’t need to know I’m in the country.”

Are you going to tell Valerie that you’re leaving on Sunday?”

“Yes. She knows I travel every year. I wish this time were different, but I can’t avoid it. I don’t have anyone else to handle this work. And you, my friend, I need here–taking care of my girls and the company.”

“You know you can count on me, right?” Frederick said firmly.

Marcus nodded, appreciating the loyalty. He knew the stakes were high, but with Frederick guarding his family and his interests, he felt just a little more at ease.

been in here long enough, and I’m

“Absolutely, Marcus.”

worried. Marcus and Frederick had been in their meeting for over three hours, and it was unusual for them to take so long. Just as Valerie was about

her with

Frederick! I was just about to remind Marcus that he

I see! Well, go ahead–I

everything

Why do you

I got a little worried about how long you two were

out the

Of

I’ll be

chest. She had completely forgotten about Marcus’s yearly trips to Valentia. Everyone at the company knew about them–he’d come back with new connections and always in

deep voice from

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his brow furrowed slightly. “What’s wrong? You seem distracted…”

just… I’d forgotten about your yearly trips to

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