Elliot continued addressing the room, saying something about a celebration of life. I couldn’t focus on his words, because it felt like my heart was trying to escape my body. When he was done speaking, everyone stood up and swarmed in different directions. Everyone seemed to want to greet the siblings directly, so getting to Yujin seemed impossible.

I stayed seated, still in disbelief that he would name me head of the firm. Even if it was your standard issue accounting firm, I ...