In the afternoon, Roman received a copy of the minutes. The law was moving forward, slower than I wanted, faster than I was used to.

"There's something I didn't ask you," I said, as I signed receipts. "Why did you keep her around, even after you told her no?"

"Because removing her from an ongoing contract would have meant demolishing part of the project," he replied. "Because there were intertwined teams and clients watching. And because I thought professional distance was enough. I was wrong i