CHAPTER SIXTY - NINE - A SUSPECT REACHES OUT TO MATEO.

Mateo sat on one of the sofas in his office and sat beside him was Mr. Rodriguez - The head of the Public Relations Department. Mr. Rodriguez was showing him a statement that he had drafted up and was planning to release to the public. Mateo's eyes was narrowed on the screen of the iPad, his forehead creased with lines as he concentrated on the text in front of him. There was a light knock on his office door. " Come in," he called out absentmindedly, not looking up from the iPad screen. Heavy footsteps echoed in his office, making their way toward the sofa. It stopped just behind the sofa he was sitting on. " Mateo," a deep voice called behind him. He looked up quickly, his eyes meeting with ocean blue ones. His lips curled up slightly with a smile and he stood immediately, dropping the iPad in his hands on the table in front of the sofa. " Mark!" He called, going around the sofa to greet him. The two men approached each other with smiles and extended hands, grasping f