Chapter Three FROM: MARION MASTERSON To: Emily Santori Date: 18 August 2016 Subject: Morgans Trainee Sponsorship Scheme Emily, Congratulations. The selection panel was most impressed by your recent application to the Morgans Trainee Sponsorship Scheme. I am pleased to be able to confirm that you have been successful and I am able to offer you a place for the academic year to commence in October. You will remain an employee of this company whilst you complete your degree in law... The rest of Mrs. Masterson’s email fades to a blur. I scan those first few lines again, then once more to make sure I’m not misunderstanding. There’s no mistake. I laugh out loud, somewhat startling my current boss, Mrs. Hedges, who deals with conveyancing. I’m in! “Emily? Is everything all right?” Mrs.

