Steve Burton fell silent for a moment and said, "No need, just send me to my apartment in the city, and notify Rusell and Edward to come over."
"Yes, Mr. Burton." Ms. Taylor took out her phone, spoke some gentle instructions, and then hung up. She glanced at Steve Burton through the rearview mirror and saw him staring out the window with a serene expression, his eyes slightly unfocused, as if lost in thought.
Ms. Taylor dropped Steve off at his apartment building and drove away. It hadn't been five minutes since he returned to his apartment when Edward Woods and Rusell Henris arrived one after another.
At the meeting, most of the analysis was conducted by Rusell, with Edward occasionally interjecting. Without the loquacious Howard Coleman and the occasionally playful Madeleine, the meeting felt somewhat quiet and boring.
Especially Steve Burton, who didn't usually say much during meetings, didn't say a word from the beginning until the end of today's meeting.
