“I won’t do that,” I said.

Douglas marked the page.

The divorce could settle marital claims without authorizing anybody to destroy records or promise immunity from a separate investigation.

Any terms touching the entities involved needed the proper parties and review.

I could agree not to keep arguing with Zachary about a household item.

I could not privately cancel the authorities’ responsibilities by signing his preferred sentence.

He had also requested that I remove the allegation about Paige from the company’s memories, as though a contract could make every employee forget what they read.