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“Dean Vanessa has asked to meet with you, Amy.”
“I was expecting something like this, Gabriella.”
“She says it’s urgent, and you are to come immediately.”
“Can you please tell her no? The answer is a polite no.”
“No to a meeting with the Dean of Columbia University?”
“No to me interceding on behalf of her friend Diane Caulfield. I know they are close; all the social magazines and other media have said as much for decades. Tell her Victor’s business is not my business.”
“Ahh… I see. I didn’t realize you knew the meeting’s purpose, Amy. I have no idea why she reached out, only that she is panicking wildly.”
“In about three hours from now, Victor’s massive short on Caulfield Holdings stock will bankrupt Diane. He, other shareholders, and the banks will either call in her debts or sell so many shares that she will file for protection.”
“How did this happen?”
“Her reporters, one of them a family member, fraudulently detained Victor and me at the airport, interrogated us while posing as Interpol, and then got caught. The story is seeping through the news channels now.”
“Oh fuck!”
“Yeah… so, the answer to Dean Vanessa’s request for a meeting is a polite but emphatic no.”
“Okay. I’ll reach out and explain this to her. You realize she is terminally sick, right?”
“Yes, and I’m sorry about that.”
“It’s not your problem, Amy.”