Chapter 5 - The Ultimatum
By Tuesday evening, the carefully planned fallout from Vernon’s intervention had begun, and the results were explosive.
I was at home, in my study, reviewing some of the early consulting work I had done for the new owners of LRL, when my private line rang. I saw the caller ID—*Curtis Home*. My heart gave a painful thump, but I answered calmly.
"Mom," Curtis choked out. The sound was more of a sob than a greeting. "Can... can you please come over? Now? Ariadne is here, and... everything is falling apart. We need you."
The "we" was interesting. I highly doubted Ariadne wanted me there.
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"I’m on my way, Curtis," I said, my tone neutral and non-committal.
I drove the familiar route to the suburbs, the same one I had driven in tears four
