Chapter 14

"Father," Florence said, looking at him seated across his old wooden, shiny wooden, shiny brown desk with lesser carvings around its edge. Compared to his receiving room, he was searching for his secretary to see if she was around, then looking back at Florence when he failed to see her presence.

"Yes, my daughter, is there something wrong that brought you here?" The big old man smiled at looking back at her, pleased to see his daughter.

"Nothing's wrong, father; I'm here to ask permission." Florence glanced away.

"Permission? "he said while holding his tobacco pipe. He started smoking, seeing the smoke float in the air, creating a work of art with different images.

"Father, I want to take Camilla with me. Someone sent a guy who broke into the mansion trying to rape and kill her. Maybe I could do something so she would feel secure with us," she expresses her distress about what happened.