Busted

Ferrara

"The De Castello Corporation now has full and unequivocal control over The Hanlim Group in South Korea. Congratulations on your first wave of expansion to Asia."

Claps thundered as I placed the pen I had used in signing the acquisition on the table, camera lights flashing from all directions.

Now it would be time for questions and I would be able to leave right in time.

For the first time, my son's school contacted me to attend the PTA meeting.

"Congratulations Mr. De Castello, I have a question for you..."

I sat at the head of the long conference table, opposite the former CEO of The Hanlim Group, a beautiful woman in her fifties who looked thirty.

Questions rang out, obvious scripted interviews with already prepared answers.

Carlos sat seriously with his eyes on the screen of the tablet, occasionally looking up to ensure that the rules were being followed.

It was simple. We had only invited ten reporters among the thousands who had applied to be here, and they wo