Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 480

Attachment Eight: Technical appraisal of the circulated Stellaris email screenshot.

Attachment Nine: Starbridge Media related investigation replies.

Attachment Ten: Desensitized summary of communication records with existing partner families.

Phoebe looked at the thick stack of documents and suddenly spoke softly. "If we had these from the beginning, a lot of families probably wouldn't have been so terrified."

Wren didn't deny it.

"Which is why we'll have them from now on."

Mr. Lawson smoothed down the tamper-evident seals.

"They're ready to go."

At 1:00 PM, Wren and Phoebe took the review package to the Ethics Board.

The weather had surprisingly cleared up.

The leaves outside the car window, washed clean by the rain, were a vibrant, glossy green. Phoebe was driving, and for once, she wasn't talking non-stop.

She didn't speak until they were nearing the Ethics Board building.

"Nervous?"

Wren looked down at the document case on her lap.

"Yes."

Phoebe gave a small smile.

"Me too."

She paused for a moment before adding, "But this time feels different than the first."

"How so?"

"The first time, we were basically begging them to believe us," Phoebe said, keeping her eyes on the road. "This time, we're here to show them what Stellaris has evolved into."

Wren turned to look at her.

Phoebe gripped the steering wheel, her eyes a little red, though she didn't shed a tear.

"Wren, whatever the outcome is today, I think these fourteen days were worth it."

Wren let out a soft sound of agreement.

The Ethics Board's receiving process was slower than expected.

Dr. Lewis personally came down and verified the table of contents alongside two other committee members. Every single attachment had to be signed for, and every seal had to be photographed.

When Dr. Lewis reached Daisy York's patient consultant opinion, her hands stopped.

"She insisted on submitting this under her real name?"

"Yes," Wren said. "But she does not authorize the public dissemination of the full text."

Dr. Lewis nodded. "That's a reasonable request."

When she turned to The Child Protection Protocol, Dr. Lewis lingered on it for a long time.

"This section... you added this recently?"

"Yes."

"Because of the incident at the school?"

Wren didn't deny it.

"Yes. But no identifiable information was used in the protocol."

Dr. Lewis looked up at her, her gaze softening slightly.

"Ms. Whitaker, when a lot of projects run into trouble, their first reaction is to prove they did nothing wrong. Half of your materials are dedicated to outlining how you'll prevent harm in the future."

Wren tightened her grip on the briefcase handle.

"It's what we should have done."

Dr. Lewis closed the index.

"The Ethics Board will provide a phased response within three days. We'll confirm receipt for today."

She stamped the receipt form.

The sound was soft.

But it felt like a boulder that had been crushing the chests of everyone at Stellaris for fourteen days was finally nudged aside.

It wasn't an approval.

It was just a receipt.

But being received meant they hadn't been shut out.