That’s what dads do, Sloane. Even when their girls are forty and run bigger companies than they ever imagined.
I laughed through the tears.
Over the next two years, Hayes Meridian Group has gradually recovered from the problems uncovered. We strengthened the financial team, introduced stricter controls and learned to delegate without giving up surveillance.
We opened a new office and won two important contracts. But unlike the past, I haven’t measured my value in the numbers in the accounts alone.
I made time for friends.
For the family.
For days when I didn’t work at all.
And for me.
One spring morning, I walked past the courthouse where I had divorced.
I was on my way to a business meeting. The driver had stopped at traffic lights, and I watched the stone building through the car window.
I remembered the cold bank.
Acts of divorce.
The ring removed.
Chloe’s smile.
