Elena answered on the second ring, her voice filled with the special enthusiasm she gave to evening phone calls. "Please tell me you're calling with good news because I've had the day from hell and need to hear about someone's functional life."
"What happened?"
"David and I have broken up." Again. I believe it is genuine this time. But never mind that……. I heard you had lunch with your father. "How did it go?"
Grace reclined on the couch with her phone, Max retiring into the kitchen to allow her solitude during the talk. "It was complicated." He could go to federal prison.
"What? Why?"
Grace explained the situation based on her father's book, classified information, Santos' techniques, and the FBI inquiry. Elena listened with the same focused attention she brought to crisis management
