Chapter 82 A Toast of Arrogance and Ignorance

• Stephan glanced at his phone. There were ten minutes left of the half-hour window he had given himself. Deep down, he still held onto a sliver of hope that his old friend Samuel might show up, allowing him to make amends for the guilt that had weighed on him for so many years.
• Just as he was lost in thought, the door to the private room opened. Stephan almost stood up, but when he saw Leopard and his group enter instead, the excitement faded.
• Leopard held a glass of wine, his intentions clear to Stephan. He could see through these people, always overthinking and playing angles.