PART 3 I knew Lily’s favorite color, Mason’s obsession with dinosaurs, and the way both children still ran toward me whenever I walked through the front door. I also knew my son. Or at least, I had believed I did. “Lily,” I said gently, “I need to help your brother. Can you tell me whether…

PART 3 The line went dead. Emmett remained motionless, staring at the dark screen. His sister, Maya, was the first to notice. “What’s wrong with you?” He looked up. “What did you say?” “I asked what’s wrong. You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” Emmett swallowed. “Did you know Nora’s father had a driver?” Maya…

PART 3 The room fell silent. Blake folded his arms. “That’s a misleading description of what happened.” “Then describe what happened,” Claire replied. Derek shifted in his chair. “Evan was assigned to the Apex Logistics project. The system experienced repeated failures, which resulted in additional service costs. Under our accountability policy, those costs were assigned…

PART 3 I knew Lily’s favorite color, Mason’s obsession with dinosaurs, and the way both children still ran toward me whenever I walked through the front door. I also knew my son. Or at least, I had believed I did. “Lily,” I said gently, “I need to help your brother. Can you tell me whether…

PART 3 The line went dead. Emmett remained motionless, staring at the dark screen. His sister, Maya, was the first to notice. “What’s wrong with you?” He looked up. “What did you say?” “I asked what’s wrong. You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” Emmett swallowed. “Did you know Nora’s father had a driver?” Maya…

PART 3 The room fell silent. Blake folded his arms. “That’s a misleading description of what happened.” “Then describe what happened,” Claire replied. Derek shifted in his chair. “Evan was assigned to the Apex Logistics project. The system experienced repeated failures, which resulted in additional service costs. Under our accountability policy, those costs were assigned…