Chapter 36

Kai moved around the kitchen and I relaxed on the stool, sipping on some wine and nibbling on the selection of cheese he had placed in front of me. He talked animatedly about his life and upbringing. He told me about Luca, the security guy who was one of his best friends from school. How he grew up like brothers with him even though Luca was not from a wealthy family.

Despite being privileged, Kai was not a snooty elitist.

“My father always wanted me to join politics like the rest of the family but I was the one who broke away, really,” he said. “My dad can be a very demanding man. Things must be done exactly to his specifications. There is only one person who he would ever let talk sense into him and that is my mother. She rarely berates him, though.”

“You know he’s the President, right? Of course, he likes everything done in a certain way,” I said.

Kai shook his head. “It’s not that. He just… he was a lot of plans for me. Some that I am starting to