To some extent. He's involved with — well. Let me start from the beginning, it'll make more sense that way.
[Corkscrew found, she comes back over and starts working it into the bottle with methodical efficiency.]
My father was an art dealer, and a successful one at that. My mother worked for years doing the same thing I used to — being an art insurance detective. So as you can see, they had a common interest, and that's also how they met.
[Doot doot doo, in goes the screw.]
Eventually, my mother decided to strike out on her own — stop working for people and start working for herself. She founded a company, which trains future art insurance detectives. Essentially, it teaches people how to do what she did for years, and they do it well. I should know; I completed the program myself, once.
[She pauses.]
But naturally, a company has a lot of moving parts, which means you need more than just one person to keep it running efficiently. Division heads, a chief executive officer...they were family friends, along with being business associates.
Everyone knew what to do with all of my parents' assets after they died. I think the only thing they weren't sure what to do with was me.
[With her eyes still on the bottle, she shrugs.]
I was lucky. One of them — my mentor — volunteered to become my legal guardian. And they all kept things running in trust for me, until I was old enough to know what I wanted to do with it all. These days, I'm more than old enough to know what to do with myself, but it doesn't stop him from acting like a father toward me, regardless.
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[Corkscrew found, she comes back over and starts working it into the bottle with methodical efficiency.]
My father was an art dealer, and a successful one at that. My mother worked for years doing the same thing I used to — being an art insurance detective. So as you can see, they had a common interest, and that's also how they met.
[Doot doot doo, in goes the screw.]
Eventually, my mother decided to strike out on her own — stop working for people and start working for herself. She founded a company, which trains future art insurance detectives. Essentially, it teaches people how to do what she did for years, and they do it well. I should know; I completed the program myself, once.
[She pauses.]
But naturally, a company has a lot of moving parts, which means you need more than just one person to keep it running efficiently. Division heads, a chief executive officer...they were family friends, along with being business associates.
Everyone knew what to do with all of my parents' assets after they died. I think the only thing they weren't sure what to do with was me.
[With her eyes still on the bottle, she shrugs.]
I was lucky. One of them — my mentor — volunteered to become my legal guardian. And they all kept things running in trust for me, until I was old enough to know what I wanted to do with it all. These days, I'm more than old enough to know what to do with myself, but it doesn't stop him from acting like a father toward me, regardless.