She slowly turned her head, scanning thecongregation. Her companions sat beside her with their heads bowed. Asshe looked across the sanctuary, she s...w Tom and Ron Kaylock sitting onthe other side of the room.The two men wore suits and ties, causing them to stand out amongeveryone else who was dressed more casually. They were seated in almostthe exact center of the sanctuary where they held themselves almost likeroyalty among commoners, the two of them were conversing quietly insteadof. . how horribly sore she was! Those monstrous creatures deserved all they were going to get. “I’ll take you last,” said Haroun to Natasha. “And, since you’re the obvious ringleader, you’ll get the worst of it.” The black-eyed woman shuddered. Belle felt not an atom of pity. Only joy. It seemed that, more than simply having the pleasure of knowing that her tormentors were to be whipped, she was actually going to witness it! “You, flat on the table!” Arbitrarily, Haroun pointed to one of the group. "Linda worked very hard to control the anger that was boiling inside her. She looked over at Will Stevens. "How much is Fred's share of the company worth today, Will?"Stevens looked a little uncomfortable. "I don't have an exact figure, but it would be somewhere around $1,500,000."Linda smiled at him and asked, "If this turns out to be as big as my husband thought it would be, how much would his share be worth then?"Stevens was very thoughtful. "It's really impossible to say. The dihedrons. Listening to Maggie trash talk her husband with that other man had infuriated her.“Action,” Robert said.“Romance,” Barb countered.Marylou said, “I kind of feel like a romance film.”“Yes,” Barb said feeling like she’d finally won a small victory.“You’re always taking her side,” Robert muttered.Max said, “Robert!”“What?” Robert asked.“Think about it. Your mother is a woman. Of course she’d prefer a romantic movie over an action film,” Max said. “She’s not taking a side.”“Maybe so,” Robert.