Mark was in his study at Ferro House. It seemed that today, he wouldn’t be going to work. Following Briana’s advice, he decided to focus on important matters, such as what exactly happened between them regarding Lawrence Sodré. Was the threat completely over? Mark woke up with an idea. While he sat at his desk waiting, the door opened. Regis entered, carrying a pharmacy bag, and handed it to his boss. “Here it is, Lord Ferro.” “Thanks a lot, Regis.” Mark took the bag. “Now let’s see what these people are up to.” He placed the contents on the desk: several small boxes or packages of legally produced aphrodisiacs available in pharmacies. These pills had been previously tested and approved before hitting the shelves. Therefore, no one would be implicated or linked to Lawrence if they used one of these. Regis wanted to know more. “Are you still thinking about the trouble Lawrence caused?” “Unfortunately, Regis, what Lawrence did will be etched into the history of Braspolis, per

“I came to talk about the Lawrence Sodré incident,” Mark began, bringing Ribeiro’s mind back to the conversation. “Have you checked if everything’s resolved, no straw left behind?” “Yes, we’re good on that.” Ribeiro nodded slightly. “Mr. Sodré is awaiting trial in jail. From what I hear around, his defense lawyer will hardly manage to reduce his sentence.” “Of course, he can’t claim his client is innocent because we know he isn’t — Aurelia as a whole, actually,” Mark responded with disdain, then straightened up. “I’ve been thinking about the drug Lawrence used on his victims — and himself, in the end.” “You want to know if we’ve investigated all that?” Ribeiro asked, more interested. Mark became cautious, not wanting to push his authority as Lord Ferro to make Ribeiro suspicious. “Yes, after all, I don’t want to be surprised with another drug lord taking Lawrence’s place with the same ‘product.’” “There’s a narcotics department here in the building, Mr. Ferro,” Ribeiro informed

Linda also felt that the answer would be too cruel for her nerves to handle.“Okay, never mind, I don’t even want to imagine.” She shook her head, continuing to type.Mark pitied Linda. As a woman, she would surely get the creeps just thinking about such a grotesque and outrageous situation.“Since I don’t want to attract suspicion, have one of your assistants discreetly ask questions at the narcotics department at the police station,” Mark instructed. “As soon as you get an interesting answer, inform me.”“Understood, Lord Ferro.” Linda nodded, always eager to serve.Mark’s cell phone rang, and he answered, “Hello?”On the other end, Ribeiro’s voice sounded, “Mr. Ferro? You’re in luck. One of our female officers volunteered to interrogate, once again, that young woman who served the cafe, Viviana something.”Mark smiled, satisfied. Perhaps Viviana had some answers...******Mauro was working in the Glamour parking lot, as usual, until he came across a man in his late 20s to early 30s

Gene narrowed his eyes even more, looking almost oriental. Mark wondered if the HR manager needed glasses.“Any problem, Gene?” He asked.“Don’t you see it as a problem, someone unknown to us while you’re completely known to him? I bet he knows the color of your underwear!” Gene exclaimed indignantly.Mark raised an eyebrow. That joke again?“No, he doesn’t know,” Mark replied, maintaining his calm. “But we can check. Mauro said he was near my parking spot.”Gene calmed down too, understanding his boss’s idea. “There’s a camera right nearby. I remember Adrian Curtis...”“Forget him, and check the recording with the security team. We’ll get a good image of him, if possible.”Gene took out his cell phone and dialed the parking lot.From the parking lot guardhouse, Mauro answered, “Hello, Mauro speaking?”“Mauro, this is Gene. Manager Ferro requests today’s recordings showing the sinister man who peppered you with questions.”“Good idea, why didn’t I think of that before?” Mauro got exci

Already in the bathtub, relaxed and leaning against one of the edges with the help of a towel around his neck, Mark felt like a king. With relaxing Buddhist-toned music in the background and scented candles, he for a while didn't think about problems or confusion.He just missed his beloved wife.After relaxing enough, Mark leaned over to grab his cell phone. Upon accessing his inbox, he found the video. Before pressing on the content to watch, Mark’s face tensed.‘It’s very likely that this mysterious man saw the camera and positioned himself so that his face wouldn’t be visible. If he was so determined not to tell Mauro who he was, that could have happened...’Already preparing for the worst, Mark pressed the screen. But what he saw surprised him.The man was near Mark’s preferred parking spot, pointing it out to Mauro as if asking if that’s where Mark parked (which indeed happened).Mark managed to see the man’s face......But he couldn’t see any resemblance or recognition!“Who ar