I set the courier package on the reception desk.
"Who is 'they'?"
Before he could answer, the lift opened behind me.
Arthur stepped out with Helena Strauss and two members of the Vale Group team. They were speaking quickly, already moving towards the front doors.
"Avalan," Arthur called. "Change of plan."
George's mouth closed.
I kept my attention on him. "We're not finished."
"No," he said. "We aren't."
Arthur reached us. "Helena wants to see the site."
"Today?"
"Now."
Helena stopped beside him. "Your presentation was strong. I want to know whether the project is strong enough to survive it."
"That sounds promising."
"It isn't meant to."
Martin appeared from the lift carrying three folders and the expression of a man whose diary had just been attacked.
"There's also press w
