The Pleasure Protocol
It was human, even if his grandfather was the least human person Dominic had ever known.
"Good," his grandfather said. "Then stop making excuses and start making moves."
***
The drive back to the city was silent. Mike understood that these nights required no commentary, no attempted conversation. The radio played softly...classical music, which Dominic usually found tolerable but tonight felt like an intrusion.
He pulled out his phone at a red light and scrolled through his messages. Work correspondence, news alerts, investment updates. The machinery of his empire, clicking along without him.
At 11:34 PM, as they were pulling into the city proper, his phone buzzed with a text from the HR.