FORSAKEN WIFE, NOW A BILLIONAIRE'S GREATEST REGRET
Afterward, as a few young lawyers approached to ask quiet, earnest questions, Arthur sidled up to me at the refreshment table, nibbling on a sad-looking croissant.
"Not bad, Mrs. G," he murmured. "A little heavy on the oceanic metaphors for a landlocked crowd, but you held them. I got two solid plot ideas. One involving an ethically compromised water rights lawyer. Very timely."
I laughed, the tension draining away. "I'm glad it was useful."
As we walked out into the cool evening air, the city lights beginning to sparkle, he took my hand. "So," he said. "Lawyer, author, mentor, grandmother-to-be, ethical philosopher, first mate... which chapter are we in now?"
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