Cut one branch to save the tree (2)

The floor corresponding to button number two was nowhere above the ground. It looked and sounded like an underground floor. Maybe it was minus two.

When the doors opened, a man in a tie and suit was already waiting.

«Mr Darga, your father warned me you would come here,» he said. «I'm Luis Desparte. Your father wasn't clear about the reason for your visit, though.»

He then moved his eyes to the woman next to him. He tilted his head and observed her for a couple of seconds before recognising her.

«Oh, Miss Bogdan! I would never think we would meet in such circumstances. It's a pleasure to meet you. Also, I'm sorry for your recent loss. Your grandmother was your only family left, right?»

«That's right,» she said.