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“Yes, you’ll see. A lot of things in life aren’t fair. Luck isn’t fair either, but it really helps.”
If his time at some of the best schools in America had taught him anything, it was who you knew, not what, that really made the difference in life outcomes. The wealthy conversed in a language known only to each other, one that he was determined Asher would be a native speaker in.
Casual dress is a privilege for those given the benefit of the doubt.
“They believe that they’ve worked hard to get here and that because you’re Black, you’ve cheated. So I’m going to say this again: You actually are excellent. You are better than them, but here, you still have to play their game, with their rules, on their field.
William listened to Professor Hill continue his lecture for almost another half hour, hypnotized by the man’s voice, realizing that being in the room was the ceremony where he would be getting the keys to having the life he was meant to live—the rules of fortune.
Tashia shrugged. “Isn’t any fortune worth more than a billion dollars blood money?”
