Henderson took the forms, pressed a heavy red stamp onto each page, and tucked them into his binder.

“Twelve thousand dollars will be credited back to Miss Vance within two hours,” Mr.

Henderson said.

“The account discrepancies are officially resolved.”

Seth stood up, grabbed his navy jacket off the back of his chair, and walked out of the conference room without looking back at his sister.

Heather sat still in her chair, watching the door close behind him.

“I don’t know how I’m going to handle childcare for Maddie, Ben, and Owen now that daycare is canceled,” Heather said softly.