Background Noise

Evan spread the documents across his desk. Voss Industries financial reports. Shareholder lists. Partnership contracts. Everything public. Everything legal.

“This is what we have,” he said. “Now, what do we do with it?”

Sylvie stood by the window, arms crossed. She looked at the lake but she wasn’t really seeing it. She saw her old dining room. Damon on calls. Seventeen years of overheard conversa