After the incident with Jovan Gonzalez, the entire Payne Corps experienced quite a turmoil. On top of that, Payne Corps needed to secure financing from the Carter Family, leaving Tim Payne absolutely no time to rest, working day and night.
Cressida Jones, on the other hand, finally had the chance to go out. Besides visiting her grandmother, she spent most of her time at the sanatorium accompanying her.
Even though they lived under the same roof, it was sometimes difficult for them to meet each other all day long.
To avoid disturbing Cressida Jones, they did not share the same bedroom. Often, when she woke up, he had already left for the office.
"I have a dinner meeting tomorrow night," Tim Payne said, coming home early that day. "It's a meeting with the Carter Family to discuss cooperation."
"I hope everything goes smoothly."
"Join me."
"Hmm?" Cressida Jones found past dinner meetings and cocktail parties, arranged by her father, to be boring and tedious.
