I left the hospital carrying my daughter’s ashes when my husband finally called from wherever he was with his mistress and coldly said, “The bill has been taken care of. Stop bothering me.” I didn’t argue with him. I didn’t allow him to hear my voice break.
“Keep my company out of our personal divorce.”
“I am not going to destroy your company,” I assured him.
Brendan studied my face suspiciously.
“Then what are you doing?”
“I am going to stop protecting it,” I answered before walking away.
That afternoon, I authorized a complete forensic review of the financing behind Fairchild Global’s proposed merger.
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