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There was silence. The seconds ticked by. Eteo feared the worst.
“Are you telling me they lost the hole? That’s what I’m sensing.
Richard has been calling them for a while, but no answer.”
“I didn’t tell you this, okay? They … didn’t do well. Let’s put it
that way.”
“No wonder Richard can’t get anybody to talk to him,” Eteo said.
“Well, thanks for that, Walter.”
Eteo put down the phone and called Logan. “They’ve lost the
hole,” he told him. “We have to do what we can under the circumstances.
The stock should drift downwards since there won’t be any
takers other than 500 shares in each bid. Stay vigilant and whenever
you see any buyers, sell.”
“Okay, Dad. Should I call any of the two clients who still have
some stock?”
“I wouldn’t. After all, they didn’t sell when the stock was active.
Just keep your eyes open that’s all.”
Logan left his father deep in thought. Should he call Richard or
leave him out of it? Richard might know already and just not want
to admit to it. Thank God, Eteo thought, that only two clients were
still in it and that their holdings were small. His thoughts were interrupted
by Frances Woodruff, who came in escorted by Logan.
Without saying anything, Frances sat down across from Eteo and
when Logan left them alone, she said, “A good little birdie told me
about your new prospectus. How soon will you be working on it?”
“A good birdy, or a naughty one, Frances?”
“A very good one, Eteo, so talk to me.”
“It’s at least a month away. Do you want some of it?
“I want some of everything you do, Eteo,” she said in a flat voice,
then added, with more of an edge. “Even things you do with other
women …”
Eteo laughed. “Come on, Frances, you couldn’t be starving, could
you?”
“I wouldn’t say starving,” she replied, stirring in her seat but looking
steadily in Eteo’s eyes. “We could have had a lot of fun if you
hadn’t rushed into something with someone else.”
“It’s my turn to say I wouldn’t say that, Frances”
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