”
I looked at him over my coffee.
“I’m sure it will.”
He smiled, hearing only what he wanted to hear.
At 9:12 a.m., he left for my father’s office.
At 9:37, my father texted me.
He’s here. Wait until Robert comes for you.
I was already in the building, seated in a small adjoining conference room behind a pane of dark privacy glass. From where I sat, I could continue reading …