PART 3 The courthouse smelled like wet coats, old paper, and coffee that had been burned for too many hours.

the old oven while Savannah gave them a small key.

“What does it open?” Lily asked.

“A cabinet in the boardroom.”

“What’s inside?”

“Records. History. Mistakes. Good decisions. Bad ones. Letters from workers. Complaints. Thank-you notes. Your grandfather believed owners should read what people were afraid to say out loud.”

Amelia held the key carefully.

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