Tanya Fox, the wife of Lucius Fox

The lady of the night, the woman who stood above all others under tonight's moon: Tanya Fox. There was a spark when he approached her. Despite being surrounded by three youngsters, she noticed him instantly and her bow-shaped lips bloomed into a wide smile.

"It's great to see you, Mr. Aaron." Professionally and with decades long experience, she turned to her guests. "Jace, Hadiyah, Vol. Please, meet Aaron Reigner. An excellent worker at Wayne Tech. When it comes to nagging reports and inventory tasks, he is your man."

Aaron shook hands with Jace. He was handsome, with a short afro and fade, and had a mindful grip. Hadiyah was a hijabi, solemn and showing in her body language that she preferred to keep her hands to herself. Fair enough, he would respect it. Her dress was conservative and cobalt in colour. A gorgeous woman in her own right.

Vol was a dumb blond and obviously didn't want to be here. The way they shook hands was clanky and Aaron concluded Vol wouldn't be participating much.

"Great to meet you all." Aaron tried to be enthusiastic about it but his voice came out flat and bored. In his head, he cringed at himself but moved past it. "Jace, right? What do you do?"

Jace chuckled and jabbed a thumb at Tanya. "I'm the esteemed eldest son of the Fox family."

"Oh." Aaron paused to digest the newfound information. His brain went haywire, scanning Tanya anxiously.

"You might know me as Tim Fox, the party guy," he said sheepishly. "But I go by Jace now."

The pieces fit again. Aaron exhaled. "I see."

"We actually live in New York but, well, fundraising for our new hospital made us come back," Jace explained.

"Not to mention as a way to celebrate the workers," Tanya chipped in, raising a glass. "Cheers?"

"Cheers," Aaron said, lightly tapping his glass against Tanya's. He could tell she liked that. A lot. Beneath those hazel-coated lay a woman thirsty for his attention.

'Right in front of your son too?' Aaron hid his amusement behind his glass.

"How well is Wayne Tech doing? Any issues regarding shipments overseas?" It was Hadiyah. She was as serious as he expected her to be and Aaron gave her an equally serious response.

"Everything has been smooth so far. There was some turbulence from Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn's attack on our building–"

"I read about that on the news," Jace said. Concern and faux emotion etched his face. "Mom keeps insisting everybody is okay but–"

"Jace," Tanya warned, annoyed by his sudden curiosity. A heated tension brewed but Aaron spoke before it could implode.

"Nobody was hurt. As I'm sure Mrs. Tanya said, we all went through check-ups at West Mercy Hospital. There was a gas leak last week that stopped us from going to work but we should be returning in-person soon."

"Yes," Tanya said, nodding along. "The manager told me many times that things are under control."

"Still," Jace said, facing him. "If something happens, let me know. I'm a FoxTech executive. I'm sure my branches could work with yours. Support where support is needed."

"I'll let my supervisor know of your generous offer," Aaron replied carefully.

'I know your game. You're the Batman of New York, of course you want to know all about the attack. Expanding your network and reach is vital to your operation.'

"Not necessary, Jace. FoxTech and WayneTech already have a tight-knit relationship," a deep voice commented. The group turned and Aaron's heart raced.