The breakfast crowd is slowly dwindling by the time I get back to the restaurant. Since the event, business has picked up so much that we’ve hired another server up front.
When I enter the kitchen, Anthony, Cassie, and Mom stop talking and turn to me. Christopher swore me to secrecy about Cyrus being Shayne’s biological father, but they all know about Jason and Christopher’s efforts to leave CHI and establish a new business, and they’re all waiting to hear how things went.
“Well?” Mom asks, wiping her hands on a towel and walking up to me.
“He’s going to sign. They gave him no choice, really. We’re good for the foreseeable future. They’ll institute a freeze on rent hikes, try to get some grant funding, and continue to support the mentor project.”
Anthony lets out a whoop, and my mom cl
