The second time, I took a second mortgage on the condo I owned before we married, to pay the vendors threatening to sue.

The third time, I called my father’s oldest friend and asked him to introduce Warner to his first real clients.

You’re all here tonight to toast a contract.

I curated the initial contacts for this exact project three years ago, and I reviewed its core terms through three drafts while he slept.

And for eight years the story at this table has been that I’m a lucky, quiet girl who caught a ride on a rocket.” Aunt Gail murmured, stunned, “So…

Warner’s whole firm was built by Roslyn?” Dinah’s eyes filled.