"Hanna came out and walked down the aisle with the poise of a twenty five year old model. She smiled to everyone and cocked her almost non-existent hi...s at the end of the catwalk. I could hear buttons being pushed one after another in the darkness."I believe bidder four is the current bidder of record at seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars for this little minx," Mr. Lombardi announced.Three more rounds of the five bidders went on before Stella finally put a bid in at one million, one. The old woman smiled. "You aren't as stupid as I thought," she said. "Yes, I used magic on you. Since you hate people who are different, I made you into what you hate. Now, you have to learn first-hand that people aren't so different."Marty felt a bit of defiance. "You can't do this! We have rights!"The old woman smiled. "Who are you?"Marty glanced at his friends, a puzzled expression on his features. "Martina Lopez," he finally answered. His brown eyes widened in surprise as he realized what. A bit of a demotion, perhaps, but a small price to pay never to have to worry about Mainland China again. As for Singapore, it will be added to Taiwan as a city and enclave of that province within Malaysia. Its Speaker of Parliament, Tan Chuan-Jin, will serve as the first Mayor of Singapore, thus reducing its autonomy considerably. The former President and Prime Minister will accept seats in the Senate and be content with that.“As for you, Monsieur Macron, your new post will be as French. He kissed her on the neck and sat at the table sliding the invoice across for her to read. She eyed the figures carefully before saying, "I think you're cheating yourself, Ethan. The quality of the work is worth a lot more than you're charging." It's a fair figure. If you're happy with the work, then I'm happy."She nodded her head and began writing out the check. When she handed it to him, he folded it once and slid it into his shirt pocket.Sarah reached across and took his big calloused hand.