Originally, we had been waiting for Carlo to reach out and speak with Juri over Ria. He expected it to be within two weeks and, sure enough, Juri texted me saying that Carlo had reached out. They settled on a time, and Juri requested my presence. We received Juri’s request on our way home from the office.

I would not have Ria anywhere near the meeting, nor did I want her in any places they knew she would be. Just in case. So, we split up once we reached the penthouse. Aleksei and a few of the ...