Chapter 579

By the time they reached Havenport, it was already midday.

The group headed straight to the hotel to check in. For convenience and safety -they'd all booked rooms on the same floor. Blair's room was right next to Briony's.

They kept lunch simple and ate at the hotel restaurant.

Halfway through the meal, Blair slipped away.

"Where's Blair?" asked Lawyer Hughes, glancing around.

"He's eating in his room," Briony replied.

Lawyer Hughes paused for a moment, then nodded as realization dawned. "Oh, right. He's still got that injury on his face-probably easier for him to eat alone."

Before they'd finished eating, Blair reappeared. Maybe it was Briony's scolding that morning, but he seemed a lot more efficient now.

As they finished their meal, rain began to fall over Havenport.

Manager Dawson, who was overseeing the project negotiations, arrived in a minivan to pick them up.

Havenport, a place that cared for kids with

home

an hour's drive from the hotel. The latter part of the journey wound up narrow mountain roads, and with the rain

mountainside, and the gray, rainy sky pressed low overhead. But the orphanage glowed with warm light, beaming

shouts echoed from all corners of

young man

had filled Briony in on Garfield's background. He'd inherited the role from his mother, who had founded the orphanage. After her passing,

Shane White, thirty-five, who had autism in fact, Starlight

originally been created by

by

warmly, then led them on a tour of the orphanage,

all mothers of children with special needs," Garfield explained as they walked. "They volunteer

gathered around a table in the meeting

at Garfield.

"There's one," Garfield replied.

I'd love to speak with

his phone. He dialed quickly. "Ms. Gill? Could you come by the meeting room? The investors have a few

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