charles sat smoldering for a few moments before speeding out of the parking lot.the radio was always tuned to z93 , and charles felt some of the tension drift away.theyd handle the problem and he had a date.he began tapping to the time of taking care of business on the steering wheel with one hand while loosening his tie with the other.taking care of business had been a sweet deal.dominex pharmaceuticals had been in his family for decades before he was able to slide into the drivers seat.in the old days , his father had run a respectable operation , focusing primarily on anti-inflammatory and arthritis medications.the company had done marginally well , driven by its long-term reputation of being a company of integrity.but in the past ten years , there had been so many companies manufacturing virtually the same medications.for the past decade , profits and subsequently the companys stock value had been slowly spiraling downward .