My Mother-in-Law Brought 38 Friends to My Restaurant and Ordered $23,289 of Food—She Stopped Smiling When I Put the Folder Beside Her Bill

A company legally documented in my name.

Options.

That made leaving easier.

But Lumina also nearly trapped me emotionally.

I kept thinking:

I cannot let my personal life affect the business.

So I tolerated too much privately.

Strength in one area can become camouflage for pain in another.

PART 55 — I TAKE A VACATION

Two years after the banquet, Gavin forced me to take twelve days off.