In the lounge, Jason was leaning on the sofa with a sullen face while Stacy and Veronica sat coyly on the opposite side, hands clasped in a formal manner. They looked up from time to time to carefully observe what he was doing.

Charlotte asked the security guards to keep the debt collectors under control for the time being before she walked into the room. She closed the door and then walked slowly to Jason to wait for orders.

The silence in the room was almost ...