the others and offered a quick greeting. I asked whether everything was all right, and she assured me that it was. Her response sounded perfectly reasonable, yet I couldn’t stop thinking about the folder. Had I made a mistake? Was there a problem with my performance? I replayed recent conversations in my mind, searching for something I might have overlooked.
On Wednesday, I noticed Richard making two calls to the company’s lawyer. Later that afternoon, he asked me to prepare a summary of several projects I had managed over the previous year. He wanted information about deadlines, expenses, outstanding responsibilities, and the people involved. Such reports were not unusual, but the timing made me uneasy. I completed the document carefully and delivered it before leaving for the day. Richard thanked me without offering any additional explanation.
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