Chapter 200

Ari continued when Elodie said nothing. ‘But, fast forward to the late 80s, things had changed. The business environment was evolving. The law was getting tougher. The younger ones were leaving. And when we turned into the new century, crimes started to move online. So my father adapted. Moretti Industries is now mostly an importer-exporter and a major player in container shipping, with a fleet of over seven hundred. We even have a dozen bakeries.’ ‘Sounds like the business has been…legitimised,’ Elodie commented. Ari chuckled, a humourless sound. ‘It has, and rather successfully. But that’s what you see on paper, in annual reports and press conferences. The numbers are impressive, but the financial statements don’t show you HOW they’ve been attained.’ ‘I’m starting to have an idea.’ Elodie’s mind flickered to ‘Scarface’ and ‘The Sopranos.’ ‘No, you really don’t.’ Ari shook his head. ‘My father, he isn’t like the typical mafia dons. Hell, he doesn’t even consider himself one. He thinks