When My Son Reported a Theft, I Went Looking and Found the Real Ledger in Our Dallas Office

“My mind is perfectly clear,” I said.

“Frank asked me about you this afternoon,” Garrett said.

“He’s worried.

I told him we ought to set up a voluntary leave of absence for you starting next week so you can rest before the board meeting.”

“I’m not taking a leave of absence,” I said.

“We only want whatever keeps the company safe,” Garrett said.

He reached down and closed the browser window on my screen with one quick click of the mouse.

“Get some sleep tonight.”