He listened carefully, so he could be mentally prepared.
"Mr. Hawkins, there's no need to feel embarrassed all the time. Now that this has happened, we were lucky that we're all okay. If not, the implications for you could have been quite serious. This incident has had a major impact and I believe that compensation alone may not be able to solve the problem."
Charles Carrington spoke calmly and seriously. The banquet he had organized was to celebrate his father's 90th birthday. Due to the crackdown on corruption, he had not been extravagant, but had just booked about a dozen tables at the Seagace Hotel, inviting some closest relatives, friends, and also some colleagues in his circle who were at a similar rank, to avoid suspicions of accepting bribes disguised as gifts at his banquet.
