"What?" he asked.
"Nothing," I said. "Just wondering what you actually do. I realized I don't really know the details of your business."
Julian leaned back in his chair, taking a sip of coffee.
"I invest mostly," he said. "Buy stakes in companies, help them grow, sell when the time is right. I also own a few businesses outright. Tech mostly, some real estate."
"And you have to be in London for that?" I asked.
"One of my major investments is threatening to collapse," Julian explained. "The CEO made some bad decisions while I wasn't paying attention. I need to go in person and fix it before I lose everything I put into it."
"How much did you put into it?" I asked, then immediately regretted the question. "Sorry, that's probably too personal."
"About twenty million," Julian said casual
