For once, nobody stepped in to save him.
Not Sarah.
Not me.
Three weeks later, Greg moved out of my home.
My attorney managed everything from there.
The fraudulent loan paperwork was reported.
The bank froze the disputed credit line.
Greg entered repayment negotiations for the missing money and faced consequences I refused to shield him from.
For the first time in his life, I allowed my son to carry the full weight of his own decisions.
Sarah filed for separation.
I did not rehire her.
Six months later, she mailed me a handwritten letter.
No excuses.
No requests.
Only an apology.
I kept it.
Not because everything had been forgiven.
Because when accountability finally appears, I believe it deserves to be recognized.
Willow & Hart recovered.
Daniel helped restore the reserve account.
I promoted Maria, who had worked beside me for twelve years and whom Sarah had repeatedly ignored.
