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CXLIII. Mercators Before Meeting the Paulssons
Oneil has returned to Bordeaux. Drizzles of confetti and people from work has welcomed him as he he entered the office of the Oda Infrastructures. The good trip he had in Mon Salvador and including its barangay Bayanihan concluded in a jubilant way. Indeed, it is good despite of the incident at Inigo Kilometer. But the essence of his elated smile gradually subsided when an unexpected guest is also present in the party. Amid the negative interaction with the old man, Oneil chose ot not be rude at him. He kept the same level of politeness he had for his grandfather. But he admits that there are no right feelings in it. When they were left to have the private conversation, that Is when Oneil has confessed to himself that he doesn’t know where to begin or what to tell to his grandfather.
“How are you doing in your work?” the old man begins to ask.
“I’m doing good,” Oneil answered. It is never new to hear from Grant how he wanted to get u
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