85

~ Pamela

85.The Weight of the Crown.

We were back in his huge office and I was not going to to lie that it had not been eye opening. I had seen how power worked in this cooperate world and I was not a fan.

Although, it had been entertaining to see Stephan fire some one, it had also been terrifying to think about how the fired men where going to survive given my own sordid background.

"Why did you fire the men?" I asked him.

"They were not loyal to me or my father's company, and I need to surround myself with people that I can trust," He answered me.

It was interesting how he had quickly adapted from a ruthless Mafia lord to a decisive business man who headed a multi-billion dollar company. However, it was true that he was indeed surrounded by enemies but that did not mean that he had no allies.

"You know that Lydia is not going to stop coming for you," I told him as he looked around his inherited office. He looked like he was in deep thought.

"I should have let her go a long