My Brother Kept Bragging About a Deal He’d Already Lost

came through family connections?”

The room went still again.

My father’s face hardened. “What family connections?”

She gave a humorless little laugh. “Apparently ours. Apparently his sister had access to the inside.”

I didn’t move.

David said, “Jesus.”

Sophia kept going because once some people start, they can’t stop. “He said years ago Olivia had some admin continue reading …