Tempted
she said quietly, “that you’re used to choosing when the risk becomes real.”
Silence.
Then, almost reluctantly, he said, “They’re offering you something.”
Her brow lifted. “Who?”
“A firm in Zurich,” he replied. “Independent advisory. Full autonomy. It’s a powerful move.”
She absorbed that. “And you think Serena had nothing to do with it.”
“I think,” he said carefully, “that it puts you out of reach.”
Out of reach.
Not free.
She stood.
“That’s the point,” she said. “It looks like independence. But it’s exile with better lighting.”
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