196|Life Interrupted

Austin was extremely late for his 8:00 AM meeting with Nadia, and only because he insisted on following Marybeth to Sea Point to ensure she got there safe and sound. In her distraught state, he'd doubted she could get herself to work in one piece.

"We're almost there," said Benji in the driver's seat when Austin sighed loudly, clearly mistaking his worry for irritation. "The GPS says we're on the quickest route."

Austin nodded and paged through Iris' ledger with all the transactions linking some of The Corporation's members to Dreams.

"What's the status on Boshoff?" he asked, skimming through the transactions containing his father's details. He'd counted five so far, dating as far back as eight years ago, when his mom was still alive and well.

"He's still in ICU," replied Arno. "No one besides his mom is allowed to see him."

"Stay on him," Austin told him. "I want hourly status reports."

Before Arno could give his affirmative, Austin's phone rang. It was Noah Boshoff. He'd been calling