Nadia's POV
December arrived the way it always did in New York. Abruptly, and with complete commitment.
I noticed it first in the light, the way it went flat and gray by four in the afternoon, and then in Elise, who seemed personally offended by the cold draft that came through the front door every time someone opened it and said so loudly.
Julian bought a draft excluder without being asked.
Small. Practical. The kind of thing that shouldn't matter and did
Carol approved the Singapore proposal on a Monday morning with two minor revisions and a note that said the entry strategy was the most thorough she'd seen from an external consultant. I forwarded it to Priya without comment.
Priya replied in thirty seconds: *I told you.*
Marcus called an hour later. "The board wants to discuss ex
