told me not to.”
“This is different.”
I smiled without feeling anything.
“No. It’s exactly the same.”
Then Olivia sent me a photo from the ballroom.
Beside Dad’s champagne glass sat a glossy investment booklet.
Across the cover were the words:
REED CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT — STRATEGIC PARTNER: NORTHSTAR MEDICAL ROBOTICS.
My company.
My name.
And a partnership I had never approved.
PART 2
I called Northstar’s general counsel before calling my parents back.
Her name was Maya Collins, and after six years of working together, she had taught me one rule
