“I’m not walking away from it. I’m leaving with every part of it — the good, the grief, the work, and the lesson.”

He stared at me. “Natalie meant nothing.”

“She meant enough for you to end our marriage over Thanksgiving dinner.”

“I was confused.”

“You were confident.”

Tanya placed the proposed settlement on the table. The company would be independently valued; Daniel could buy my ownership interest or sell his own share.