Daniels sighed.
“Do you ask that every time you see me?”
“Statistically, it’s been useful.”
Daniels handed him the box.
“What is this?”
“Copies of records your mother is allowed to keep.”
Julian looked disappointed.
“I was hoping for evidence.”
“That is exactly why you get copies.”
He came inside.
The investigation had reached a resolution.
Aaron Pike’s estate could not be prosecuted, obviously, but the financial reconstruction established substantial misuse of charitable funds linked to his shell company.
Mobility Bridge’s board agreed to independent oversight.
Families whose equipment had been improperly substituted would receive replacements.
Victor Lane faced no theft charges, though regulators imposed consequences for the undisclosed fund and governance failures.
Rachel Cole cooperated fully.
Dr. Mercer publicly disclosed the school’s previous relationship with Mobility Bridge, though he carefully protected individual families’ privacy.
It was not the dramatic ending middle-school rumors had predicted.
There were no handcuffs in a school hallway.
