Chapter 66: Samuel

Monday. Ito Security Office, Kyoto, Japan.

SAMUEL FOUGHT THE URGE to adjust his tie. Adrenaline skipped through his veins as the elevator rose to the second floor of the building.

Everyone was waiting on him. There would be no more arguing with Sato. No more haggling to get the resources or permission to do as Samuel wished. He was the boss now. Not a partner. The boss. Everyone answered to him.

There would be no more constraints on their empire. They could step out of the small pool Sato had insisted they work in. Samuel could take them to the global level.

The elevator dinged, and the doors slid open.

His brother's assistant waited for him on the landing. He was a nervous young man Samuel wasn't fond of, but he knew the business inside and out.

"Good morning-"

"Are they waiting?" Samuel strode past the young man and through the receiving area.

"Yes, sir." The assistant quick stepped to keep up with him. "Wait-which they?"