Chapter 21

• Victoria Blackwood noticed the coordinator before the coordinator noticed her.
• The foundation’s afternoon planning session had just ended in the smaller conference room on the twelfth floor. Most of the attendees were still gathering notes and making polite exit conversation. Sylvia Reyes stood near the side table packing a tablet and a slim folder, her movements efficient and unhurried. Victoria recognized the name from the event reports Alex had signed without reading closely enough.
• She crossed the room before Sylvia could reach the door.