Walden BACC
Oliver: "That would be a major upheaval. Don't get me wrong, if it were just me I would be all in, but I have my wife and kids to think about."
Sirius: "You're a family man; we like that about you."
Fei: "Your family would be taken care of; I even have a nice place all set up for you to move into at your convenience. For a nominal fee, of course."
Oliver frowned; he did not like the way Zhao seemed to be changing the terms of their original agreement without his input. If he wasn't careful, this would end badly.
Oliver: "When I first started working for you, we agreed that business wouldn't interfere with my private life. That was the deal."
Fei: "Circumstances change. The time has come for you to make a choice, Oliver: either you're all in, or you're out. I don't have to tell you what you'd be throwing away if you refuse."
No, she did not. Oliver didn't know the details yet, but he could tell that they were planning something big. Something that might be enough to set him up for life, and get him closer to the cartel's true leadership. Zhao was just a lieutenant; if he played his cards right, he could be in her place within the year.
Oliver: "Look, I need to talk it over with my wife, lay some groundwork so I can sell the idea to her."
Given that Eleanor was a lawyer, he had his work cut out for him.
Fei: "All right, but don't take too long. Opportunities like this don't come around often, and you're not my only candidate."
Oliver: "And if I do this, I have a condition of my own."
Fei: "Oh? Do tell."
Oliver: "You stay away from my family."
Fei: "Oliver, your family would be perfectly safe. You have my word."
Sirius: "Absolutely, man!"
He didn't believe that for a second. Which was why he had made sure to have some "insurance" of his own. Just in case.
