Nora Vale

That's not sometimes. That's either lucky, connected, or very strange." "Lucky is cheaper to litigate." "Are you connected to anyone at Atlas Loop?" "No." Truth. "Do you know anyone who posted the rumor?" "No." Truth again. "Then why buy?" He had prepared three answers. The honest one was impossible. The complicated lie sounded like a complicated lie. He chose the answer that made him look slightly pathetic. "Because I'm broke," Ethan said. "Because I got laid off and started looking at trash stocks with high short interest and retail chatter. Because people do stupid things when rent is overdue. This time, stupid paid." Nora studied him.