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Damien

I was watchful during the conference meeting. I took my time to really look at the board members sitting at the table to see if I could see a member of the Founder's Association but none were seated at this conference. Even Rose St Dumas was not present. Maybe she was preparing her cronies of corrupt businessmen and women for the final show down.

Camilla Valdez was also not present but Natalia was. I could not tell what was going on in her head as she gazed at me. If her mother was one of them, did that not make her automatically part of tht fold? Was I over reaching? If the plan with the detective worked, it meant that a lot of people will inevitably get hurt.

"What is the profit margin for today?" I asked as I got down to business.

"Eight percent since last year," Natalia said in a professional manner.

"That's lower than last two years," I said with a frown.

"That was due to the Al Vegas controversy," One of the board members said.

"You mean the embezzlement," I replied