I got to the office at nine fourteen and spent the morning doing the work that needed
doing, which was, as it turned out, a considerable amount. The Bennett Capital New York
transition had generated a specific category of administrative complexity that I had
anticipated and prepared for and which was still, in the way of all administrative
complexity, somewhat more than anticipated.
I did not use it as a shield.
I noted the distinction. I thought Olivia would have approved.
By midday I had cleared the urgent items, delegated three things Lucas would handle
better than me, and was working through the restructuring’s Q1 projections when my
phone lit up with Adrian’s name.
“Are you free Saturday evening?” he said when I answered.
I looked at my laptop screen. The Q1 projections loo
