"Angelo you can't just cut end Trusk group's partnership with Tanny resort."

Sam tried to be as calm as he could but somehow, his voice managed to echo around the large office as Angelo kept his gaze straight, and fixed on where he was trying to get to.  He walked straight to his desk while Timothy scurried along behind them, taking notes and holding on to his tablet diligently. He took a stop right in front of them when he noticed how both men had tried to take a comfortable position on Angelo's work space.

"Trusk wine has worked hand in hand with Tanny for years, think of what something like that could do to the company, a move like that could cripple Trusk wine for a long time."

"I already told you Sam," Angelo pulled off his jacket and threw it on his sofa "Until Tanny resort agrees to our terms on increasing our own percentage from the sales of our wine, we can't work with them anymore."

Angelo walked straight to his large chair and threw himself in it while Sam took the chair right across him. If he was going to spend the rest of the day trying to talk sense into Angelo's stubborn skull he had to at least do that while sitting. He exhaled loudly

"Angelo you know how Christopher is, he'd never agree to this. We'd be losing a lot if Tanny decides to partner with our competition."

"Then let them."Angelo typed a few things into his laptop "Christopher is well aware of how important his partnership with us is. I'm not sure he's ready to lose all that from insisting to do what he wants, he'd come around eventually, I'm sure. I just have to make this right Sam, Trusk wine has been kept on the sidelines for so long, it's been running at a loss too and if it goes on, we might have no choice to shut it down. We need to get it up and running again, better this time."

Sam exhaled

There was completely no use trying to convince Angelo anymore. It was like he already had his mind made up and when he did, there was no changing his mind.

"Timothy?" Angelo looked away from his laptop, looking right at Timothy who walked closer to the large desk as soon as he heard his name

"Mr Trusk?"

"What's the next on my schedule?"

"Um," Timothy looked into his iPad for a second "You have a meeting with Bayleds in an hour and then the board also requested for a meeting at two-thirty, also, there's another meeting with the mining department's director at four PM and at six, your mother asked to have dinner with you,"

"What about our guests? Did their trip go well?"

"Mr and Mrs Clinton arrived in the state an hour ago, they are now resting in their hotel as we speak."

Angelo nodded in satisfaction

"They seemed to be very excited being in the jet you had sent to pick them up from the airport, and it seems like they made themselves quite comfortable In the hotel room too." Angelo scoffed in disgust

" Of course they would. They have always stepped on people all their lives to make themselves comfortable."

He tapped the table loudly with his fingers and then turned to Tim again

"Make sure they have everything they need." Angelo dropped his glass cup "See to it that they are properly taken care of."

"Yes sir,"

"And I need you to cancel all my meetings from four PM, also set up a meeting with Bill and Veronica at that time."

Tim frowned a little, he narrowed his gaze on Angelo,

"Sir , I thought you wanted the meeting with the Clintons to happen tomorrow?"

Angelo sighed

"I thought I did, but I want to get this done with. I can't imagine another day going by without dealing with this ."

"But sir, the mining department's director is looking forward to having you at the meeting-"

Angelo took in a sharp breath

"Tell him we can have the damn meeting tomorrow Timothy." Angelo tried not to raise his voice even though he was visibly irritated by his persistent.  "just Do what I asked."

"Yes sir"  Timothy cleared his throat "Of course, I'd get to it right away."

Tim didn't say anything else till he walked away from the room. Angelo took a long sip from his glass of water.

"Did I miss anything?" Sam had to ask after a failed attempt to read the situation through the conversation that had just taken place. He was tired of sitting there and guessing what Angelo and Timothy were talking about. Angelo turned to him

"The Clinton's? Bill and Veronica Clinton , aren't they Anna's adoptive parents ? The ones you talked about?"

Angelo waited for a short second before he nodded once

"Angelo what on earth are they here for? I thought you already handled the situation?"

He exhaled and started to wring his fingers around each other, avoiding eye contact with Sam.

"Not exactly. I just want to sort some things out , I need to talk to them just to make sure they never bother Anna anymore."

"Anna again?" Sam exhaled, concern in the tone of his voice "Dude what on earth has come over you?"

Angelo raised his brows.

"First you're sleeping with this chick, and now this? What do you think you're trying to do messing with her private life, that's Atian territory, how much more are you going to pay for their silence?"

Angelo scoffed

"Angelo what happened to you man?"

Angelo scoffed

"Come on , I get it. Anna is a hot atian lady , she's beautiful too, and not wanting to do her is almost impossible, but limits bro, these Atians can never care about humans, why do you need to sacrifice all of this just for her?"

"Okay Sam," Angelo inhaled deeply stretching his hands towards Sam with intentions of signaling him to stop talking. "I get you're concerned as my friend and  brother but I think that's enough."

"Enough?" Sam sat up " Angelo, this isn't right. What if the Clintons try to bring you into their problems? What if they involve the government? How are you going to get yourself out of it? "

"They won't be able to do that, they have no reason to, and certainly don't have the power to."

Sam exhaled. Angelo's recent choice of actions really made him worry. He was being too reckless and Sam wasn't having it. Angelo could see just how concerned his friend was for him. He took a deep breath

"Look Sam, I get your worry trust me , but I need you to know that I've got this under control. I just need you to believe that I do  and trust me brother."

Sam frowned harder. He couldn't believe Angelo was making him agree to any of it.

"Look you're one of the few people I have left. I just need your support like always. Come on brother, when have I ever done anything I could not control?"

Sam thought for a while. There was nothing at all . Maybe Angelo was right, maybe he did have everything under control, well, not everything exactly, there was one thing left to confirm that he did-

"What About Patricia? " Sam had to ask "While you're going all Romeo on Anna, what's going to happen to Patricia?"

Angelo exhaled , he had no response. It was like Sam's question was one he had expected but yet, it took him by surprise because he hadn't figured that part yet. He had barely talked to Patricia since she showed up at the office days ago, he didn't even know what to say if she showed up in front of him. He hasn't talked about it yet. Sam rolled his eyes

"You promised you were going to talk to her about this, it's Patricia man, she loves you and would always understand, plus, she doesn't deserve any of this . You know how she feels about you, you need to talk to her before she starts getting crazy ideas. You know how impatient she gets when she's really upset, she  might end up doing something  crazy we'd all end up regretting."

Angelo nodded, he felt the same way too.

"Yeah I know. I've not just had the time to talk since those pictures got out. I mean I and Anna are in a good place right now, we are trying to make things work, and  then there is the press all in my business. I don't need to give them more reasons to carry more rumors."

Sam sighed, it was obvious he wasn't buying it.

"I'd talk to Patricia Sam, it's not just the right time to right now."

Angelo slouched in his chair

When was the right time anyway?