What kind of life did Carine live when the author met her?

From the text:

"...although she shares Chris’s sense of outrage over racial injustice, Carine has no objection -- moral or otherwise -- to wealth. She recently bought an expensive new home and regularly logs fourteen-hour days at C.A.R. Services, Incorporated, the auto-repair business she owns with her husband, Chris Fish, in the hope of making her first million at an early age."