Chapter 18: At Daggers Drawn

It was another clear morning, but Alex Hayde hadn't slept a wink. He hadn't gone home, just holed up in the office behind the Township Government building, a red USB stick weighing down his pocket. He still had no way to swap in his files on Ricardo's drive. Once the Party Committee convened, the showdown between Eternal Construction and Prosper Construction would hinge on that swap. At breakfast, Alex deliberately edged close to Ricardo, but Ricardo kept his distance, sitting far away as if wary...