His Unwanted Wife Returned as a Boss
was now a desperate, digital stutter.
"This is... impossible! The profit margins! The narrative arc! You are breaking the—"
"The market is closed, Auditor," Hope Thorne-Vance interrupted, her voice booming across the solar system, synchronized with her father’s rhythm. "The Reader has performed a Full-Equity Buyout. We aren't your 'assets' anymore. We are a Independent Reality."
Hope reached out her hand in New York, and Julian reached out his hand on Mars. Through the miracle of the Reader’s attention, their fingers met across the four light-minutes of space.