offered to explain everything afterward. I put the phone in my bag.
The conference room was smaller than it had looked in the photograph. Martin stood beside the projector. The woman in the gray suit was arranging papers near the door. She introduced herself as Helen and handed me a visitor badge. “I am glad you could make it,” she said. “They told me you were unavailable.”
I thanked her. Across the room, Martin closed his laptop halfway, then opened it again. I took the empty chair beside the projector and placed my folder on the table. The board chair checked the agenda and asked us to begin.
Martin started with the market overview. When he reached the proposed layout, the chair asked who had interviewed the future tenants. I raised my hand. She asked about the accessibility changes. I explained the architect’s recommendations. When the discussion reached the budget,
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