The Return Of The God of War

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" Ansel." She tries to cover it with laughter. Ansel comes to her ear and kisses the top of it.

" Mister Barrett, you have no business with this." The man answered. " You are not the one that I came to see today."

"Oh, is that so?" Ansel asks. " I know that I know you from somewhere."

" The things you asked of me are things that I can't do. " The man is agitated. " Just stay out of this, for God's sake. "

" You..you guys know each other?" Eden looks from Ansel to the other man.

" We have had failed business transactions. " Ansel kisses her chin. " Nothing much. "

" You are right, nothing much. " The man snaps. " Don't get all meddled in my affairs. "

" Tell him, Eden. " Ansel says. " Tell him that the business is off. "

Eden is confused, but she is going to handle this well.

She pulls closer to Ansel and whispers in his ear.

" Why are you saying this? This business promises to be very profitable for me. " She calmly says.

He looks at her, a mild kind of anger in his eyes and he l