“She was a temporary helper.

She left of her own accord last Friday afternoon.”

“The billing total didn’t drop by a single dollar,” Nathaniel said.

Arthur took two steps closer, his boots crunching hard on the frozen mud.

“I manage the sub-tier crews, Nathaniel.

You manage the corporate bank draw.

That was the arrangement when we broke ground in March.”

“The staging fee on line fourteen,” Nathaniel said.