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CHAPTER FOURTEEN AN: THE QUESTION AT THE PARTY

Aaron invited Damian and Yvette to his daughter’s school performance and a small gathering afterward.
Damian hesitated because he knew some parents would recognize Yvette from the foundation’s publicity.
Yvette said she wanted to attend if Aaron and his family were comfortable.
The performance took place in a crowded school hall where children sang slightly out of time.
Aaron’s daughter had one line and delivered it with such confidence that the audience applauded before the scene ended.
Afterward, the family hosted a casual dinner in their backyard.
A guest recognized Yvette and asked whether the rumors about Cedric were true.
Yvette said the foundation had an independent review underway and she would not discuss unverified allegations at a child’s celebration.
The guest looked embarrassed.
Aaron changed the subject by asking Damian to help carry chairs from the garage.
Damian followed him inside.
Aaron said he was sorry for inviting people who might make the evening uncomfortable.
Damian said Aaron was not responsible for every question another adult asked.
They carried the chairs outside and joined a conversation about the school play.
Later, Yvette thanked Aaron’s wife for inviting her.
Aaron’s wife said she hoped they would come again when the children performed their next production.
Yvette said she would like that.
On the drive home, Damian asked whether the question had upset her.
Yvette said it had, but she was glad she had not allowed it to take over the evening.
She said the children deserved to be the center of their own celebration.
Damian agreed.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN AO: THE APPROVAL THAT NEVER HAPPENED

Elaine called an emergency board meeting after a former Northstar subcontractor reported that the foundation’s name had been used to approve a training event it had never hosted.
The subcontractor, a community education provider, had delivered a two-hour workshop to twelve participants at a rented room.
Northstar’s report described the event as a weeklong foundation program with forty graduates.
The provider had been paid for the two-hour workshop and had not agreed to the expanded description.
Laila verified the provider’s invoice and attendance records before presenting the discrepancy.
The trustees asked how the inflated description had reached the annual report.
Simone explained that the communications team had received a summary from Northstar and used it without confirming the source.
Peter Ainsley said the problem might be a misunderstanding about what counted as a graduate.
The provider’s director, who attended by video, said the participants had received no graduation certificates and no follow-up training.
Peter stopped arguing.
Elaine asked the committee to review every public claim that depended on Northstar’s summaries.
Yvette said the work could take weeks.
Elaine replied that the duration was not a reason to leave inaccurate statements in place.
The board authorized corrections as individual claims were verified.
It also suspended use of the disputed annual report in fundraising materials.
Afterward, Yvette stood in the empty meeting room and looked at the stack of brochures on the table.
She had once been proud of their polished design.
Now she wanted to know how many people had read them and made decisions based on numbers nobody checked.