In reality, Hailey wasn’t on the phone when Travis called. She was in her car, lost in deep thought. The signal was weak in the branch’s underground parking lot.

She had seen Cynthia’s draft design for the first round. It wasn’t well developed, but it was very creative. It was undeniable that Cynthia had inherited the talent from the Yates family. She was much better than Annie, but still had a lot of work to do before she could catch up to Luna.

Hailey didn’t plan on having ...