“Just play in the house.”

“Travis says I’m strong enough to steer,” Noah said.

“We’ll talk about it tomorrow,” Michael said gently.

“Have a good dinner.”

“Bye, Dad. See you.”

Michael hung up the receiver with a small, relieved smile.

The calm lasted exactly twenty hours.

At two o’clock the next afternoon Michael was standing at the head of the heavy oak table in the Apex Logistics boardroom.