Guntram de Lisle 02 - Into the Lion's Den by Tionne Rogers

Author:Tionne Rogers [Toledo, Ines]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

St. Petersburg July 15th 2004 It had taken almost a month for Constantin to recover his calm nature. He had spent the time visiting several of his most troublesome business associates and the trail of bodies was becoming too large to be ignored by the Russian Authorities. Oblomov's concern increased with each passing day as, even if a firm hand was good for the business, too much attention from the press was very counterproductive. The photo of an exploded car on every newspapers' front page was too much for the populace. After all, the man had been just a second line Morozov's figurehead, a well known and respected lawyer and even had a foundation for missing children!

It was time to speak with his friend.

'Perhaps giving Guntram to Lintorff was not such a good idea.'

The black Mercedes stopped in front of Constantin’s mansion and the chauffeur opened the door for him,

but Oblomov remained for a long time inside the car, still thinking on what he would tell to Constantin. By sheer luck he had stopped his friend from killing Olga. 'We still need the bitch and getting rid of her now, is too much! We'll get the police knocking on our door!' He had to send her to a house in Romania because Constantin was more than ready to do it with his own hands the minute he came back from London. He had nearly shot Massaiev for bringing a Macedonian boy—or was he from Albania?—with similar features to Guntram's, but not his quality, and “Do you think I can settle for less now?” Constantin roared after stabbing the boy without giving him a chance to show his skills. That had been a truly long night for everyone.

'It was a very bad idea to let the boy go. Even with a depression, he was keeping the boss happy. We have to find a way to recover him after the year is over, and I don't care if I have to drag him by the ear all the way from Switzerland. Why did he have to fight with Constantin? He was happily living in bliss before. Fucking woman!'

The butler led him to the library where his friend had been locked the whole morning, skipping lunch and working like a madman. The servant knocked the door fearfully, but there was no answer.

“Go away, Gregory Antonovich. I'll speak with Constantin Ivanovich,” Oblomov said and opened the door, entering in the room alone.

“It's all Lintorff's fault. He planned all this,” Constantin growled without raising his eyes from the papers.

“It's Olga and Morozov's fault, Constantin. Lintorff saw the opportunity to get his loan secured, that's all. He will give Guntram back after one year. In February. I'm confident we will have enough money to pay him.”

“It was a set up and I fell like a damn fool! Why was he giving me the opportunity to see my angel? Because he wanted to provoke me!”

“I don't deny he can be a real bastard, but Guntram was unhappy here since London.

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