166 Your Plan?

"So, tell me, what did our dear father say?"

The mature woman sat cross-legged on her sofa, the tinkling of her teaspoon filling in the silence between them. The calming scent of hot English tea wafted throughout the room as she spoke.

"That is right, sister. Father told me to find you and seek your help,"

As the woman poured in the hot water for his tea, she was silent for a while, as if deliberating on what to say. Under her beautiful facade, it was all but a certainty that this snake-like woman was thinking of ways to exploit him.

"Here is your cup… Do enjoy."

A minute of silence passed between them as Viktor took a sip of the hot, bitter tea. Then, Sheila stared at him and asked.

"So… what kind of area are you interested in?"

Viktor knew what she meant, but he figured that acting stupid would be better for the time being. Thus, he decided to ask.

"What do you mean, sister? What area?"