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LXXII. Surrounded By Youth
A week of being apart from the company is a Persian shah’s strong and risky move of leaving his kingdom despite the fear of its destitution and impending insurgence. But this is modern times. And the advantage of Essi over a Persian shah is the security to delegate authority and secure the company’s operations even at a distance. What else should hold her back from going to Bordeaux? It’s the sanction. But it wouldn’t hurt if she would just try to check if he’s fine, right?
“Or maybe as long as he doesn’t know that you are around,” Paco supported. The young man was never on bad terms with Essi after having a sudden light of hope in himself that he can retrieve their ancestral house.
He has finally entered it but has no feeling of surprise or disappointment. As if the ancestral house was never a controversy, he leaned comfortably to the window and watched the scene outside.
It is funny how Essi decided to take the premium mansion and settle here for a week wit
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