Series: If you sign the emergency conservatorship papers now, we won't have to explain the kitchen injuries to Child Protective Services, my senior business partner, Vivian Zhao, whispered while I lay bl...

I pushed open the door to Vivian’s office. It was dim, only a single desk lamp cutting through the gloom, illuminating Vivian’s face. She sat [more…]

The next morning, the Pilsen warehouse office was a scene of quiet, almost mournful, efficiency. Vivian, stripped of her authority and her financial power, packed [more…]

Two weeks later, the scent of fresh cedar filled the air in my Pilsen workshop. It was late, the city outside a hushed symphony of [more…]