Despite being on vacation, Franz was working.
Arianne had known this would be the case before they left Montclair. His schedule had always been as demanding as hers—sometimes more so, given the unpredictable nature of filming and the endless demands of the entertainment industry. He had spent the morning in the estate's small study attending online meetings and reviewing documents that Finn had sent over, his voice a low murmur through the closed door. She had taken the twins to the beach with Julian and Kyle, letting the morning pass in salt water and sand and the particular exhaustion of children who had been promised whales and were determined to see one.
