Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Three.

"Two glasses of champagne please."

Mandy said to the waiter by her side.

She turned to Declan and smiled at him sweetly. They just finished dinner at one of the 5 star restaurants in the city.

"For a moment I was scared you stood me up."

"Sorry I was late. I had an unexpected delay with my agent."

"What agent?" Mandy asked, using a hand to support her head.

"It's a personal matter."

"Oh. My bad." Mandy forced a smile.

Luckily, the waiter came at that moment to save her from the awkwardness that was beginning to creep up her skin.

"Thank you" she took the glass and gulped down a little bit more than necessary."

"Ahhh. Well then, any move so far about the snakes or is that alsi a personal matter?" Mandy asked with a glimpse of Sarcasm.

"Our assumptions so far are correct. But Bench and Jordan invested a huge chunk in the production. They were the highest investors. Over a billion dollars each."

"Whoa! That's huge."

"Yeah. I got a researcher to help me look into the B11 and B12 med