Part 13: She thought about her empty penthouse, her perfect espresso maker, her life of carefully controlled isolation. She thought about Emma upstairs, probably listening through the…

Part 14: Clara felt her heart stop, restart, then beat in a completely different rhythm. She looked at Ryan, who was watching her with an expression she…

Part 15: She’ll dump him in 3 months when the novelty wears off. Feel sorry for that kid. She’s going to be collateral damage when this implodes….

Part 16: I can handle intense,” Clara said with more confidence than she felt. She couldn’t handle it. The whispers started immediately. Parents nudging each other, pulling…

Part 17: Ryan turned to face her fully. I was going to say that now I don’t have to face it alone. You just went full mama…

Part 18: She is extraordinary. Yeah, she is. Just like her mom. Ryan opened the passenger door for Clara. Sarah also believed that life was too short…

Part 19: Ryan Cooper, let me tell you what you are. You’re someone who stayed on an intercom talking to a stranger through a panic attack when…

Part 20: She spent the next two hours reviewing her presentation, her arguments, her evidence that she’d violated no policies and committed no ethical breaches. The facts…