While Fatih slept, his mother and grandmother were wide awake, deep in discussion. Güldane had just finished bringing Rümeysa up to date on the details of her meeting with the academy director.
"So, what do you think we should do?" Güldane asked, seeking her daughter's opinion.
Rümeysa was silent for a moment, digesting the information, her legal mind already processing the various angles. "For now, we don't make any decisions," she said finally. "We'll have conversations with both the academy and Aslan to get the full picture, but we won't commit to anything. We wait. This will give other academies time to make their own offers, which will give us better leverage in any negotiation."
