”Dave said, “Speaking of Athena a minute ago, how’s she doing?” He glanced two tables over where Athena and Taylor sat with Rose in between th...em having dinner. The six-year-old looked so adult with the two other young women sitting beside her. Opposite the three girls sat Matthew, Mike, and Ken. The conversation was animated, and Dave hoped they kept it G-rated for Matthew and Rose’s ears.Scarlett poked at him, “You ruined her, you know. Athena loves you but knows she has to share you with. “I think you should concentrate on two a year for the next five years. After that, if my model is accurate, you should up it to five. In twenty years you have the capability of being one of the top three chains in the country.”I threw them for a loop. “What if I don’t want to be that big?”“Then you’ve missed a golden opportunity. Think of how many could benefit, how many people you could get off the streets, keep kids away from crime and turn them into successful businessmen, role models for. M., the first man had already arrived at the farm. He drove an expensive car, was dressed like a gentleman and looked about 60 years of age. When Harry said the entrance free was 50 pounds, soething he had not mentioned in his reactions to the men, the man took his wallet and gave Harry 50 pounds. Then he walked with Harry to the old dung pit and saw the huge naked farmer's wife lying on the roster, partly covered by a dirty horse blanket.Harry removed the blanked and the farmer's wife looked. She tried to place me with a family so I could lead an, ah, a normal life. I ran away from the family, and returned to Lian. After the third time, she allowed me to stay. She trained me to help her. I will not fail her. I cannot fail her," Laoshin concluded softly.There was silence in the car as Sean digested this information. Finally, Sean asked, "Are you talented?" He quickly amended his question. "What I mean is, do you have any, power type of talents?"Laoshin smiled at the boy and his.