He was the snow-white-haired man who had visited Paula's office this afternoon, Haruto Yamaguchi, Akane's grandfather. His dark eyes looked up and down, staring at William William, then sneered at him unpleasantly.
"I never knew that Anderson girl keeps an expensive gigolo like you," Yamaguchi said condescendingly. He could see William's taste in the clothes he wore. "How could she feel safe with a useless guy like you?"
William laughed, then said. "What do you want? I don't have much time. My wife will be home soon. Don't let her starve!"
Old Yamaguchi just stared at William, turning his attention to his kiseru, an old Japanese smoking pipe. The man asked his men to light a cigar, then he smoked it in joy. Smoke billowed from the old man's nose and mouth as he removed the pen-like traditional Japanese smoking pipe.
