Elias POV

I had gone through Philip’s medical report the other day, buried in the tests he had run in secret.

Why so many tests?

And why hide them?

He’d always been healthy. What changed?

I fastened my cufflinks, adjusted my tie, staring at myself in the mirror. Today, I had not planned to go to the company early. I was just about to grab my phone to call Richard when his name flashed on the screen.

“Good morning, sir,” Richard began quickly, already sounding flustered.

I cut him off. “Shift my morning schedule. I’ll be entering the company late.”

He stalled. “Shift? Sir, your meeting with the Chicago client...