In less than sixty seconds, the Lynn Family had experienced the emotional equivalent of a plane crash.
They were still reeling from the joy of the renewed contract when Secretary Tara Lee dropped the guillotine: Arthur Lynn was the only authorized representative. Furthermore, the rest of the family—specifically naming Caroline Lynn and Martha Pierce—had been placed on a corporate blacklist.
The implication was devastating. It meant that everyone except Arthur had been effectively exiled by Regency Global.
Caroline and Martha’s faces flushed with a mixture of embarrassment and fury. The singling out of their names was a deliberate slap in the face.
"What is this? An industry blacklist?" Martha Pierce shrieked, her voice shrill. "Who do they think they are? Just because they’re a big mul
