For Seven Years I Sent Forty Thousand Dollars Every January, Until Emma Finally Spoke

Then he turned to face me.

He didn’t look angry.

“I assure you, Arthur, my reaction on Wednesday was purely out of stress,” Mark said.

“I spoke out of turn.

I apologize.”

“We all get tired,” I said.

“I’ve been carrying too much weight lately,” Mark said.

“I let it get the better of me.”