Am I now having ear problems?

Meanwhile…

Dominic pulled up his sleeve to check the time. It was already past seven, yet this last meeting for the day hadn't finished. If this was someone else, Dominic would've called it a day whether or not the other party was finished. After all, the allotted time he would give to others was the only time he could give to avoid conflict in his schedule.

However, the men he was having a meeting with were men in politics. There was the senator, a mayor, and the other two, who were also in the government. Not that Dominic wasn't aware this would happen, as this wasn't the first time he had dinner with them. That was why it was put in the last of his schedule so he could stay longer if necessary.

"Mr. Zhu, I heard about what happened yesterday." The senator took Dominic's attention as he brought up the news he heard the day before. "Is your son alright, Mr. Zhu?"