He settled into a chair and set his briefcase down beside it. His thumb brushed the ring that was probably just barely saving his thoughts from being read, but the contact kept him focused on the matters at hand.

"I have a couple bits of business I would like to ask of you. The first is a financial one between our businesses; the second is of a more personal nature after you helped take care of my wife at Xavier's." Well, they hadn't been married then, but Stephanie was his wife now. The corners of his mouth turned up momentarily.

"We Brazilians like to take out time to get to know the executives we deal with, but I'm finding here I'm going to have to move more quickly. Veridian Dynamics had some contracts with Shaw Industries to partner up and allow them access to a wider Brazilian market. However, with the change in chief executive officer and direction of Shaw Industries, I've let those contracts run out. So, I've come to see if you have any interest in having my company work with yours and thus, give you access to a greater portion of Brazil."