Victor still hadn't settled the matter with Casare.
And then came another good news.
Secretarial aide Martin Bowman rushed in hastily, even... forgetting to knock on the door!
Victor looked displeased, just about to scold him, when the other party spoke directly and decisively.
"Sir, the Governor of Texas has declared independence!"
"Bang!"
Casare wasn't seated firmly and fell straight off the chair.
And Victor?
His pupils shrank slightly, then slowly widened, and the smile on his face spread quickly.
...
In the White House, the meeting room.
Smoke lingered, causing some nausea.
A group of bigwigs were in a meeting, discussing the recent direction of the United States.
"Gentlemen, is your method of thinking and solving problems just smoking one cigarette after another?"
Speaker of the House, Francesca Daniels, expressed her dissatisfaction.
"The Democratic and Republican parties need to unite..." someone started to say.
