Sign the Papers Mr. Langford novel Chapter 505

At 7:56 AM, the notification for the review meeting arrived.

Wren had just dropped Leo off at the school gates when her phone buzzed twice in her purse.

Wearing his little backpack, Leo took a few steps toward the entrance before turning back to look at her.

"Mom, are you going to be really busy today?"

Wren slipped her phone back into her bag and crouched down to adjust his scarf.

"A little bit."

"Are you still going to pick me up?"

He asked the question softly, his eyes never leaving hers.

Since moving out of the Langford Estate, Leo had become noticeably more cheerful. But some wounds couldn't be instantly erased just by changing a desk or moving to a new bedroom.

He still feared adults breaking their promises.

He still feared being forgotten.

He feared his mother would get so busy that he'd be left waiting all alone again.

Wren gently stroked his hair.

"I will. And if I really can't make it, I'll tell you ahead of time so you won't have to wait."

Leo nodded.

"Then after school, I'll draw the little game Daisy taught me and show it to you."

"Okay."

Only then did the boy turn and walk through the school gates.

Wren stood perfectly still, watching him follow the line of students toward the main building.

After a few steps, a classmate leaned over and said something to him. Instead of shrinking his shoulders or instinctively checking an adult's reaction like he used to, Leo reached into his backpack's side pocket and pulled out a small sticker to show them.

Daisy York had given it to him yesterday.

A little sticker with a pause button drawn on it.

Watching him, the suffocating tension that had gripped Wren's chest for so long finally eased a fraction.

She waited until his small figure disappeared into the building before pulling her phone back out.

The Institutional Review Board.

Supplementary Notice Regarding the Pre-Review for Stellaris's New Data Collection Resumption.

Meeting Time: Today, 10:00 AM.

Meeting Agenda: Pre-review for Stellaris's pediatric rehabilitation data support pilot's conditions to resume new collection.

Attendance Requirement: Project Director must attend in person to provide supplementary explanations on model sourcing, sample authorization, data revocation, family interview audio processing, and third-party algorithm contact boundaries.

Wren read through it line by line.

The wind blew past the school gates, carrying a sharp morning chill.

The notice was far too rushed.

Just yesterday, they had confirmed 'Attachment Two' was missing from the forensic center, and today, the review meeting was suddenly moved up.