Talia should fire her secretary so Bruce could hire her. Save everyone a lot of grief.
"Much the same as ever," she replied. "Demanding. They recently moved, and my father has been expanding his business interests again, which left him mostly preoccupied." Demanding was a mild description of her father, which Bruce well knew, although not nearly as well as Talia.
"I must give you credit, Mister Wayne," she murmured, momentarily changing the subject, "you certainly know how to throw a party."