Jacob rushed to salvage the situation, hands raised in a placating gesture. "Ms. Matthews, if your husband can come, that would be best! Clearing this up face-to-face is good for everyone!"
I pulled out my phone and dialed.
"Anna?" Dominic's voice flowed through the receiver, deep and steady. "I just finished a full-body maintenance cycle and was about to contact you. Is something wrong?"
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"Come to my office at the school." I kept my voice clipped, efficient. "Bring your full set of identification documents. And the product manual."
"Manual?" A beat of silence. "Has a malfunction occurred?"
My gaze slid to Georgia.
"Someone claims to be pregnant with your child. Aren't you coming to take a look?"
