His mother's warning echoed in his mind, raising alarms that he couldn’t quite shake. Everything around him blurred into the background. The only thing that mattered was finding the truth.
The thought crept into his mind like a shadow, would his position at the company be taken by someone more efficient even if he had a son? Was that what his mum was trying to say?
He tried to suppress the anxiety, but it lingered. He couldn’t help but think that, someday, someone might be better suited to take over his place. He was startled when Cassidy's face flashed into his thoughts.
He hadn’t thought of her for hours. Was he already losing his connection to her? He wondered if that was a good sign or if it was something worse. Smiling faintly, Dave hoped that it was the beginning of him moving
