Adrian's POV
Wednesday was a wine bar in Tribeca that Marcus had recommended without being asked, which meant he had been paying attention to more than the board memos.
Lena arrived in a grey coat I hadn't seen before and sat across from me at the small table and looked at the menu like she was making an actual decision rather than performing one.
"Ademi," I said.
"Tuesday went well. He's direct, which I appreciate. He wants to restructure the surgical roster in the first quarter and he's asking me to lead that process." She set the menu down. "I told him I'd have a proposal by the end of my second week."
"Fast."
"He wants to see how I work under a deadline I set myself. It's a reasonable test." She looked at me. "I passed harder ones in my first week of residency."
"I don't doubt i
