Chapter Thirty-Four
March 25, 2231, Ross 128, New Pacifica, Aurora, Restaurant Dahlia
The immaculately dressed waiter pulled out a chair from the white-clothed table and bowed over his arm. “If you please, Miss Caldo. It truly is an honor to have someone of your stature visit our establishment tonight.
Julia offered him her most charming smile as she took her seat. To the outside world, she looked like nothing more than a powerful and influential woman having a pleasant dinner at one of the top restaurants in Aurora. She had chosen her appearance that evening carefully, including her opal earrings, black arm-length gloves, and a perfect red dress that reminded people she was as beautiful as she was wealthy. She set her small handbag in her lap, noting the relative sparseness of other di
