Chapter 19: Compromise

PIETRO

Pericles is driving the car today instead of my usual driver because no one must know the places where I’m going today and the things I have planned to do.

As much as possible, no one must know that I’m out in the streets so no one would think anything suspicious. I need to limit my trail especially that I’m going to places that I have no business with, and I have to do things that a person in my position mustn’t do.

Pericles knows me, he knows my life and everything that goes within my head even. Hiding secrets from him would be impossible. Luckily, he is my greatest friend and the only person I could fully trust because he knows a lot about me, and he understands me.

My phone buzzed in my pocket, even though it’s in silent mode, it rang loudly inside the enclosed vehicle because we were too silent.

Pericles glanced at me over his shoulder, distracted by the sound of my phone.

I’m sitting at the front seat beside him instead of sitting behind wh