[ Slowly, Kaz nods, not having necessarily expected a yes or no right now. There was still too much information to look through.
And, well, his mother to ask. The both of them had dealt with the hell of the Rollins case with more grace and fire than he thinks anyone ever expected of them. He knows this case is likely to bring similar attention. It's just as Tomassen said: Heleen was going to fight tooth and nail to keep her empire. She wouldn't be cowed by threats to her legacy–she had no heir to pass anything onto. While he's unwilling to bend to any return threat, he can't demand it of either of his parents to do again.
(There is a flicker of fear there, buried deep. The what if of Heleen being successful where Rollins hadn't. That possible phone call from the emergency room that would bring only worse news.) ]
Alright. [ Carefully, he buries the paranoia, swallows around it. ] So you say. You've never been behind on your hours the entire time I've known you, Tom.
[ As if that stack of papers is slim. ]
Likely still at my flat. [ Kaz gives a half-shrug, as if it doesn't mean anything. It doesn't really, not to him. She needed a place with heat and then, away from Heleen. His was as good as any. Not like Heleen would go looking there. ]
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Date: 2024-08-19 12:44 am (UTC)And, well, his mother to ask. The both of them had dealt with the hell of the Rollins case with more grace and fire than he thinks anyone ever expected of them. He knows this case is likely to bring similar attention. It's just as Tomassen said: Heleen was going to fight tooth and nail to keep her empire. She wouldn't be cowed by threats to her legacy–she had no heir to pass anything onto. While he's unwilling to bend to any return threat, he can't demand it of either of his parents to do again.
(There is a flicker of fear there, buried deep. The what if of Heleen being successful where Rollins hadn't. That possible phone call from the emergency room that would bring only worse news.) ]
Alright. [ Carefully, he buries the paranoia, swallows around it. ] So you say. You've never been behind on your hours the entire time I've known you, Tom.
[ As if that stack of papers is slim. ]
Likely still at my flat. [ Kaz gives a half-shrug, as if it doesn't mean anything. It doesn't really, not to him. She needed a place with heat and then, away from Heleen. His was as good as any. Not like Heleen would go looking there. ]