Drunk, I felt dizzy and sleepy. Somehow, I thought it was the typical style of Jonathan to use the word ‘instruct’, not the manager. I broke into the room where Jonathan was with a bottle of wine and two glasses in my hands, I didn’t even knock.

There were not many well-dressed people, not the style of his guys. The room suddenly became quiet, and everyone was staring at me, except for Jonathan, who lowered his head to pour some wine. I had a look at the men in the room, who were in their forties or fifties. There was one exception. He looked very young, probably in his twenties,...