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Dima placed his notebook in his jacket. “Meeting adjourned.”

With that, he picked up Barbara Whiskers, stood, and headed toward the carousel.

Dima’s men waited around for us to leave, making sure that we would not fight.

Immediately Rowe Street Mob rose together and headed away with very pissed expressions.

I glanced at Chen. “Not bad.”

Chen shrugged. “YourtakingMonique cost us five million dollars.”

“As far as I’m concerned, that’s a deal.” I stood and shrugged. “Moni’s worth way more than that.”

Chen groaned in annoyance. “Just make sure that from here on out we handle things under the Syndicate law.”

“Sure.” I walked off and kept my voice low. “That’s of course besides us killing Marcelo.”

“About that.” Chen sighed. “I think that we should not proceed—”

“Did you see how he greeted her—”

“Yes, I did, but if Marcelo dies not even Dima would need to use brain power to solve the case. Everyone would think it was you.”

“Let’s just find a way—”

“I firmly believe that we cannot do this and I will not help you.”

I frowned. “Okay. . .let’s discuss this again in a few weeks.”

Chen rolled his eyes.

I headed toward Lotus Blossom.

Now that all of the Syndicate bullshit was done, it was time to get back to celebrating with Moni and her sisters.

And why the hell did she want Einstein to go off with her?

Chapter twenty-nine

The House Tour

Moni

“Alright.” I opened the door. “Welcome toournew home.”

We stepped through the grand entrance of Lotus Blossom; I couldn’t help but glance at my sisters to see their reactions.

The awe in their eyes was unmistakable.

Within seconds, Jo’s mouth fell open and her eyes went wide. “Moni, are you for real right now?”

“This is us.”

“No way.”

“Seriously.” I grinned.

Jo took in the golden crystal chandeliers that hung from the high ceiling, and the intricate mural of intertwined blue dragons above us.

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