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Thirty-six

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Chairman Lee cleared his throat dramatically to get back the king's divided attention.

"We are still yet to make a deal, your highness" he said feigning patience.

Alex was pulled forcefully from his world of fantasies and brought back to a meeting he wanted no part of; to his utter dismay.

Alex glared at the chairman and said angrily in a finality that no man dared argue with.

"I repeat, and I will not again." Alex swallowed a deep breath to calm his temper. "A hundred and four bars of gold or nothing at all and if you don't like the deal, there's the gate."

Alex jutted his chin to the gate with his lips primed.

Alex was done with this meeting as far as he was concerned and he turned to leave only to be stopped by the voice of the chairman.

"Then give us a compensation for wasting our time and resources coming here," The man said defiantly and Alex looked back at him with his eyes narrowed.

It was law that if a meeting was arranged and no deal was made by the party who had made it,
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