"It's complicated. Roland always believed therewas good in him still, that he could be changed somehow, given purpose. Inever believed that, but Rolan... made me promise to not interfere earlyon. And he seemed to really try and turn around, taking on charities andgood works. By the time we realized how thoroughly he had played us both,he was essentially untouchable. And now with the succession in question,if he dies under questionable circumstances, we are automaticallydeposed. Which truth be. Every day now, his muscles seemed to shrink. The toes of his left foot had slowly knotted into fragile pink nubs since he became bound to a wheelchair. His father, Jeff, had bought Pete a new Wizard brand wheelchair made of lightweight plastic that cost eighty thousand dollars and came with a lifetime warranty. Jeff had told Pete the chair was worth it. In the end, buying the Wizard saved money. For Pete, those words had felt like a death sentence. Before the shock of loosing control of his. It's so degrading, being shackled here like this. And I need a bath or shower. I'm starting to stink after over a week" See what I can do!" His nose wrinkled with distaste. She certainly wasn't any too fresh - to put it mildly!And the Consular visit was over. Katie was left alone, still shackled and still nude, to consider the situation."Plenty of my colleagues over here covering my plight. Great! Not financial/economic analysts like me. Just tabloid hacks after a juicy story about a naked girl. So best if I sneak out with you. Then everyone will presume that we've gone to the pub to conspire and get really worried about you and your role..."She smiled as she said this, making clear that it was a joke, that inducing paranoia was not one of her management strategies, and I apologised for ruining her day off. Not at all, she said, it had been interesting - and she was now curious to know more about this strange world of international business that I seemed to be getting into. So I.