He sat with his wife’s photo, waiting for a son who had already boarded without him

message came from Harper.

He’s blaming you. Telling leadership you sabotaged the workflow. People are pushing back finally, but it’s ugly.

I stared at the screen, my pulse steady. Surprisingly calm. He was unraveling exactly as Adrian had predicted.

A flight attendant paused beside me.

— Everything all right, ma’am?

I nodded with a polite smile.

— Everything continue reading …