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Cole stared through the window of the plane, the clouds were shaped in a way that reminded of the house in Paris, The Paris mansion was not the biggest or the most colorful in any way but there was this warmth that the house gave him that he never truly understood, He truly felt “at home” there, But the business rarely gave him time to visit it, The plane jolted and his attention shifted to the man snoring at his side.

“I should have taken the Everest instead, these public planes definitely do not place huge emphasis on comfort” Cole said within himself. He took out a newspaper and read the headline.

The end of an Empire?

“Bad news spread pretty fast, I just hope Diego finds a way to cushion this blow because it will definitely have an effect on our sales”.

“Excuse me sir”.

“Yes”.

“Are you Cole Book?”.

“Yeah I am, what’s it to you?”.

“Oh my God, It’s an honor to see you sir” He said while offering a handshake.

“Yeah, nice to meet you too, Mr …?”.

“Oh, Where are my manners, I’m Adrian, Adrian Scape, I and Diego actually go way back…”.

“You know Diego, how?”.

“We attended the same college, He was a really competitive guy, A real sportsman I’ll always say”.

“He never mentioned you”.

“Yeah, we rarely talk these days”.

“Understandable” Cole said.

“I heard the news and I want to say I’m really sorry for your loss”.

“Yeah, I think the plane’s about to land, It was nice speaking to you Adrian”.

“The pleasure’s all mine Mr Book, once again please accept my condolences…”.

The plane landed at 8:45 AM, Cole got out and he was quickly ushered through customs, outside the chauffeur was waiting for him and he got into the Range Rover Autobiography, while on the way he scanned his environment, He had missed this, the french air and its comforting yet appealing environment.

“It’s good to be back” Cole said to himself

“How was your trip sir?”

“It was good, are the others there?”

“Yes sir, You are the only one remaining sir” Billy answered.

“Shit, I’ll get a beating or tongue lashing from Diego, Definitely one or the other” Cole murmured.

“What was that sir? ”.

“Nothing Billy, Just keep driving”.

After sightseeing for what seemed like a long time, they finally got the house, they drove through the golden gates, past the well aligned trees that reminded him of giants at night, They parked at the front of the adequately sculptured fountain that he always thought was oversized.

He got out of the car and stared at the Paris mansion while reminiscing the memorous events he had here, he walked towards the door and opened it…

“Welcome back sir”.

“Yeah”.

“How was your trip sir?” Jane asked.

“It was wonderful” Cole answered.

“Monsieur Diego is expecting you…”.

“I know, I know” He cut her short.

He got in and saw Diego who proceeded to give him a hug.

“I’m so sorry, Diego” Cole said.

“No it’s not your fault”.

“I booked a flight as soon as I got your text, but due to work and all the clearances….”.

“It’s fine, I understand, at a time like this, the only thing that matters to me is that we are together and in one piece”.

But Cole knew that it was not okay, he knew that although Diego was well disciplined, He was a deeply emotional man capable of volatile hatred.

And a murderer.

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