Chapter 35

ALEJANDRO I WAS FLICKING THROUGH SOME PAPERWORK IN MY STUDY WHEN THE DOOR opened. I looked up and frowned. Nobody walked in here without knocking. But then I saw my father walking through the door and smiled. My father never sought permission to do anything. ‘Papa,’ I said as I walked towards him and he pulled me into a giant hug before kissing me on each cheek. ‘You look good, mi hijo,’ he said in his deep gravelly voice. ‘Marriage must suit you?’ ‘I think it does, Papa,’ I said as I indicated a chair for him to sit on. ‘What brings you down here? I didn’t know you were coming to L.A?’ ‘Business,’ he said with a shrug. ‘Anything I should know about?’ I frowned. ‘Nothing for you to be concerned about for now. Your uncles and I have it all in hand. However, I think it’s about time you had a meeting with your influential father in law. I’m having some trouble with some permits in New York and I need them handling.’ I nodded as I sat behind my de