In the business world, viciousness and scheming are commonplace, but having blood on one's hands is... rare.
When Harvey Cooper mentioned it, it didn't surprise Oliver Taylor. He made a perfunctory remark, "It's all unclear; the victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. Who among us in this circle has a clean conscience?"
"True that." Harvey Cooper nodded in agreement.
Over there, at the end of the game, Arnold Simmons threw his few last cards onto the table with a cold tone, "Boring, you guys carry on."
Nobody dared to argue and quickly gathered up their cards.
*
Hannah had been searching for Louis Snyder on the first floor for a few minutes without success. Just as she found a seat and settled down, she ran into two old acquaintances.
Ethan Evans and his sidekick Alfred Shaw.
Ethan Evans hadn't expected to run into Hannah at the bar, initially only recognizing her from afar as a familiar figure. It wasn't until he approached that he realized who she really was.
