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[Kate can see why Bruce would feel that way. It's one of the reasons why she was half-interested in humoring her mom: protecting her and her dad's legacy.

Turns out that the both of them had corrupted it from within.]

Since everything that happened with my mom, people from the company have send me emails and called me. They told me to take my time, that they would take care of things.

But now they kinda want to know if I'm going to be back, if I'm going to be part of the board myself.

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And what are your thoughts about that?

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I've been trying my hardest to avoid even thinking about it.

This guy I've been

[No. He's way more than that and she can't keep calling Ed 'the guy she's gone out with' when she talks to Alfred or Bruce.]

My boyfriend says I need to take care of that.

[flippin_peachy]

Why do you think you've been avoiding it?

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Because it's depressing.
And I don't want to think of my mom and dad right now.

[flippin_peachy]

If you don't mind me saying so, ignoring it won't make it any less painful or depressing.

Trust me.

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I just don't feel ready to be part of the board or make any big decisions.
Spend the whole day at the office?

Ed says I can turn mom's office into something else, but that... Feels wrong.

[Shit, the name slipped out.

.... It means nothing. There's gonna be hundreds of Edwards in Gotham.]

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Are you okay with someone else running the company?

[hawk_shot]

As in selling it or doing it in my name?

It would have to be someone I could trust blindly.

[flippin_peachy]

Yes.

Is there someone you trust like that within the business?

[hawk_shot]

No.
I don't know.

It's like, do you know how sometimes someone will ask you 'what's your favorite book?' and your mind goes blank? And it feels like you've never read a book in your entire life.

[flippin_peachy]

Yes, I've had that happen a few times.

It sounds like you're scared to make a decision.

[hawk_shot]

Yes. Yeah, of course I'm scared.

I almost have a degree in business management and I've been going to work at the office many times, but I feel like I have no idea of anything.
It's everything my mom and dad built.
What my mom is in jail for.
And I could fuck it all up.

[flippin_peachy]

Sure. You could.
Or you could run it just as good if not better than your Mum ever did.

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...

How?
I'm not made to be behind a desk.
Half of the time when I try to do something important I end up making a mess.

[flippin_peachy]

Business doesn't always have to be about being behind a desk.
And that's not true, you caught and put away Fisk. That was important and you didn't make a mess of that.

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Alfred, I sent my mom to jail.

[flippin_peachy]

Yes. Because it was the right thing to do.

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Then why do I feel so guilty about it?

[flippin_peachy]

Because you had to hurt someone you loved to do it.

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....

I miss my mom, Alfred.
Not the woman I saw that day. My mom.

[flippin_peachy]

I know you do.
And she's still there Kate, she messed things up just like you're afraid you will do, but that doesn't mean your Mum is gone forever.

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How do you know that?

She killed a man, tried to get rid of Clint too. Even if

[She sends the text unfinished, her thoughts trailing somewhere else. Into a confession of sorts.]

My dad fucked up too.

[flippin_peachy]

Because I know her.

What do you mean?

[hawk_shot]

I know you guys were
I know you are friends, but what if she's not the same woman you used to know?

before he brought me to Gotham, my boyfriend stopped by the penthouse to pick up Lucky and some clothes for me, my stuff.
He found some paperwork too, some old files.
My dad is the one who started doing business with Fisk, Alfred.
Mom was left with his debts.