His meeting took longer than he anticipated, but he could not cancel or postpone the meeting again. Leaving Mr. Johnson yesterday for an emergency was excusable, but to do that again today because he was attending some function would be disgraceful.
He was now fashionably late, but he was sure that they would not mind. He was one of the benefactors after all, in a way, he was also a special guest.
Under any other circumstance, he would rather stay home or visit Xavier who finally came home from the hospital this afternoon. But he had to attend this event tonight. He had something important that he had to do and a person he had to see.
"Sir Rafael, we are almost at the hotel." His designated driver for the night informed him in the intercom, breaking his line of thought.
He fixed his bow and straightened his jacket. In a few minutes, he went down the limousine and faced the press, waiting just outside the entrance of the hotel.
