"All I'm saying is using my father for personal gain only seems fair. And it's not the same as me talking to him again. I mean, I plan to ghost him afterwards, but the man's a billionaire, he'd live. Who knows, he probably has kids across all four quadrants of the globe anyway. You don't find out this type of thing until the old man passes and it's time to address the will!"
Diana stared at him.
"That's the plan," Kelvin said, nodding at his own logic like it had just proven itself in real time. "Use him for the labs, the funding, the resources, then vanish back into radio silence the second Lucas is stable. Genius. Airtight. No downside."
"You're insane," Diana said. "You know that, right? I hear it every time you talk."
"I prefer visionary," Kelvin said, "but I'll accept insane if it comes with affection."
