Chapter 15

She watched Domingo walk away and join Santiago who was very much invested in the conversation he was having with the older man. “Nice to meet you again, Dr. Peterson,” Domingo cleared his throat and held out his hand to the man for a handshake. “I just asked about you from, Santiago here,” Mr. Peterson dipped his hands back into his pockets. “Oh, is that right… So tell me what he said?” He raised a brow, his head slightly tilting to Santiago who bit his lower lip unfazed by Domingo’s question. “Come on, Domingo. Don’t be like that, your son only has good things to say about you,” he said, his eyes flickering from Santiago and then at Domingo, noting an awkward moment creeping in. “Well, that’s very surprising.” Domingo chuckled as he extended his hand to shake hands with Mr. Peterson a second time. “Nice to meet you again. I can’t wait to hear your speech this afternoon.”  “I’ll leave you two. I must see Lady Constanza before she enters the hall,” Mr. Peterson shook hands with