Blake’s voice softened.
“Think about the beginning. What we had was real.”
Arden’s expression became sad rather than angry.
“I have thought about the beginning for years. That memory is the reason I stayed long after your behavior told me to leave.”
Graham handed Blake two folders.
The first contained the separation agreement.
The second contained a board decision removing him as chief executive of Winslow Urban Development.
Through several investment partnerships, Fairchild Capital controlled sixty-four percent of the company.
Blake stared at the documents.
“You cannot take my company.”
“I am not taking it,” Arden answered. “You placed it at risk each time you altered a report, redirected a payment, or signed an agreement you knew was misleading.”
His shoulders lowered.
For the first time that evening, Blake had no speech, excuse, or performance left.
The House She Refused to Keep
The financial review continued for months.
