Jerry leaned back against the couch, a faint but proud smile tugging at the corner of his lips. He crossed his arms, watching her with a look that was part admiration and part relief. "Good," he said finally, his voice steady yet filled with quiet satisfaction. "That's what I wanted to hear."
He shifted closer, lowering his voice as if the walls themselves couldn't be trusted with what he was about to say. "Immediately that's out of the way, you realize what this means, right? This is another victory for you. One more piece of the puzzle falling into place." He gestured with his hand, almost as if he could already see the bigger picture forming in front of them. "Once that share is yours, they won't have anything left to fight with."