Terminated for attending my mother’s funeral.” After five years of loyalty, I was fired by email while still grieving.

who smiled while rearranging people like furniture.

Then I looked at my mother’s picture.

Her smile almost seemed amused.

I clicked send.

Within six minutes, Dana called.

“Claire,” she said, her voice sharp and fully awake, “do not speak to anyone at Halden & Price. Do not answer Greg. Do not sign anything. Come to my office now.”

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