Chapter 16: Ready All Along

Alex Hayde genuinely admired Kimberly Yoppe. She was as devious as they come-and smart to boot. She wasn't even thirty and she'd already made it to township chief-impressive. She said she'd handle things with Eternal Construction, and she'd delivered, right on target. Ricardo stood at the corner of the desk, reading the report over and over. Alex understood. An anonymous complaint, supposedly signed by a thousand people, sounded explosive, but it was nothing compared to a high-profile public works...