Matthew took a seat outside his new boss's office, thinking how much his life had changed in the past few weeks. His divorce was finalized, leaving ugly scars behind, his father died, he inherited part of the man's huge fortune and he moved to Britain, all in such short time. As this was Matt's first day at the British Ministry, he wished to meet his colleagues and superiors, but felt a bit weird. Not overwhelmed, just weird, considering it very awkward to start a new job at the age of forty. Being a newbie at forty. That didn't sound good; it was but another blow to his pride. Plus, he'd be doing something very different from his previous job at the French Ministry. True, maybe a break from codes and symbols in favour of the real world would do him good.