“He didn’t look pleased.”

“Did he leave the building?” Daniel asked.

“He’s standing by the marble water fountain in the main lobby,” Clara said.

“He has two men in dark gray suits with him.

One of them is holding a blue leather binder with the Apex Development logo on the front.”

Clara glanced back through the heavy glass pane of the service door.

“They brought three signed copies of their commercial site proposal.”

Daniel opened his leather briefcase, slid the thick kraft envelope inside, and pulled the heavy brass zipper tight.