Ethan
It was a normal day. One of those that are indistinguishable from the others.
I got up early, trained for half an hour, took a quick shower, a dark suit. The clock marked exactly what it had to mark. Routine was always my way of ordering the world.
Everything was already there, ready for me.
Someone left my things ready the night before, my suit, my watches, everything in sight... as she used to do.
"Mr. Blackwood, your agenda today begins at eight-thirty with the meeting of the inner council. At eleven o'clock you have the call with the legal team and, in the evening, dinner with the partners of Ardent Capital."
I nodded without looking up from the tablet.
"Anything else?" I asked.
"Yes," my assistant added, checking quickly. "Mrs. Reed confirmed her attendance at the dinner
