For the first time, Michael looked genuinely uncomfortable.
“Daniel, that was
a long time ago.”
“Answer the question.”
Michael glanced at the folder.
Then he sighed.
“Yes.”
Daniel felt something inside him go still.
“You knew I had a son.”
“I knew she was pregnant. I didn’t know what happened afterward.”
“You hired an investigator.”
Michael’s expression hardened.
“I was protecting the company.”
Daniel rose slowly.
“No. You were protecting your position.”
“Your marriage was falling apart. You were making terrible decisions, and Emily was always asking you to slow down. You were distracted.”
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“And the company was your life’s work!”
Daniel stared at him.
For years, that argument would have made sense to him.
He would have believed that business justified every sacrifice.
But not anymore.
“My company is not my family,” Daniel said. “And my family was never an obstacle to my success.”Plan Family Trips
