did not need to rush, he shook his head.
“I need to know that every payment is mine to make.”
Never about reconciliation.
Never about whether the past could be restored.
We spoke about the business’s employees, the charitable foundation’s progress, and the testimony he was preparing to give.
One evening, he called to tell me that Ruth had accepted responsibility for the charitable foundation’s accounting decisions.
“She is cooperating now,” he said.
“Is she?”
“Yes.”
“Because she regrets what happened?”
“I don’t know.”
“What do you think?”
“I think
