I had believed in him then.

I helped prepare budgets, reviewed proposals, and built a tracking sheet for supplier invoices.

When he insisted that he wanted to handle the company’s finances himself, I stepped back.

I wanted to respect the work he had created.

The trouble began with small things.

A supplier called our home about a late payment.

Mark said it was a clerical error.

Then an unfamiliar lender sent a notice regarding an advance on the company’s receivables.