“You’ve been out of corporate audit work for seven years.”

“I spent six years auditing healthcare companies before Sophie was born,” I said.

“I know what a wire confirmation looks like.”

“You checked medical supply invoices,” he said, taking a slow drink of water.

“Commercial real estate runs under a completely different regulatory framework.”

He set his glass down in the dead center of the coaster.

“You’re mistaking routine asset reallocation for something complicated,” Grant said.

“Your business judgment has slipped since you left the field, and raising this at the dinner table only puts needless strain on Sophie.”