In spite of the extra pressure put on him by this discovery,everything went well. Of course he couldn?t give any indication that heknew the Chairman ...nd majority shareholder in what was his familybusiness, after all he was only supposed to be visiting, so he tried totreat them all equally.The evening meal was an untroubled continuation, it followed the normalformat of eats and drinks, then a speech thanking everyone for attendingand making the event a success, given of course by the Chairman. Though faint, they could hear the sound of a car turning over, followed by a high-powered engine roaring to life."I bet that's not the ice cream truck," Liv muttered. Moments later, a pair of bright headlights came barreling toward them. Finn opened fire just a fraction of a second after Liv."Oh, this is too perfect," Mitch gloated as he stomped the gas pedal. In the darkness, after the explosion from Tony's second grenade had killed the emergency lights, he had raced over to his Mercedes. He. I got up to my feet, letting Magnus’s head hit the linoleum floor, and went to the door. I looked out into the steady downpour, but could hardly make out anything. The road passing in front of our shop leading further into town was completely washed up by the rain. Brilliant flashes of lightning lit the sky sporadically, followed by loud clashes of thunder that made me disappear back into the shop. I went to the back room and searched out an old blanket that had been in there for God knows how. “Okay, she went up there. So... ?” said Ronald Carter.“Yes, she did. She actually did! Aunt Delia gave her the go ahead. I guess David okay’d it with her first; then, she relayed the invitation to Jenna,” said Stacey.“And?” he said.“And, I guess there were tears and solace and a request by him that there be no more visits by anybody until he gets out,” she said.“Hmm, so maybe in hindsight it turned out to be a good thing. I mean her going up there to see him,” said Ronald. She nodded.“I guess,.