Chapter Thirty-One
HOLTI had been planning to give her a raise. While reviewing Allie’s daily briefing notes, I stopped at the one about Wes. Looks like he got in trouble at school. Again.
This is a fairly common occurrence—or at least it used to be. But I hadn’t seen a “Wes incident” in the report in over two months. Not since Sylvie took over as his nanny. I clicked on my IM screen and sent Allie a quick text: “What happened with Wes? Is he suspended?
“No!” came Allie’s immediate answer. “When I called to check in, Sylvie said he apologized and worked it out with the teacher.”
Wes… a Calson… apologized. Moreover, Wes took the steps to handle the situation rather than let it be handled by someone else.
I could hardly believe it. As unreligious as I am, I could not help but think this
