Marcus came back on a Tuesday.
Not to the estate. He called Victor the evening before to say he was in the city and staying with his friend as agreed and that he was ready to meet with Edmund whenever Victor wanted to set it up. His voice on the phone was calm and without the particular edge that had always sat underneath his calm before. Like something that had been wound very tight for a very long time had finally been allowed to loosen slightly.
Victor told me about the call over dinner.
Diana said nothing but something in her posture eased in a way I noticed.
The meeting with Edmund was set for Thursday.
Victor and Marcus and their respective lawyers in a room together for the first time since the board meeting. Edmund had prepared a framework. A structured negotiation document th
