Chapter 86

• I spent the next few days wracking my brain, searching for the perfect approach to my lecture. I needed more than just a speech I needed something inspiring, something magnetic. But after three full days, all I had to show for it was a pile of crumpled notes scattered across the floor and a presentation that boasted a single, lonely slide: the title.
• I wish I could say my research into Theron’s matter had yielded better results, but I wasn’t convinced I had found anything truly helpful. Still, I gathered what little information I’d uncovered and made my way to his study. He had locked himself inside the moment he returned from Lockhart Digital, fresh from a quick shower. Lately, he had been working around the clock, and I knew, deep down, part of it was because of me. I wanted to help however I could but the truth was, I felt utterly useless.
• “I combed through everything I could find, but all I managed were the basics and a few scattered rumors,” I said as I approached his desk.