Cancer World by Harry Warner — Read

"We won the Patagonian trust case," Greg Marson's jubilant tones filled the apartment -- the hall in which he stood, the automatic kitchen in the rear, the living quarters, bedroom and nursery in between.

But no one replied. Greg let his bulging, expensive briefcase slip to the floor, strode through the empty hall, poked his head into the kitchen, then entered the nursery.