She’s working something else out with Colin’s family.”

I adjusted my silver wristwatch and kept my briefcase in my right hand.

“My staff meeting starts in eight minutes,” I said.

“I know,” he said.

“I just wanted you to have hot coffee before you went in.

I was wrong, Natalie.

I panicked about my sister, and I said things that were out of line.”

“You wrote a resignation letter with my name on it,” I said.