Adriano I restlessly tapped my pen onto my desk's border, my gaze faraway. At some point, I glanced down at the infinity of checks I've been signing. All of them bribes, silencing money or consolation money. There was still a pile of them to be done, but I pushed them away. Those greedy officials could wait some more. It wasn't like they would be starving after all those years of stuffing their pockets at my expense. I grabbed my phone and called Liam and James into my office. A couple of minutes later, I watched as they both filed in, their keen attention on me. I inhaled deeply and voiced my request. "I called you both here because I have an important question to ask you." I intoned sternly. "I want you both to properly ponder over it and give me the most precise reply." Their expr