Not quietly.
Not elegantly.
I cried until my chest hurt.
Sarah stayed beside me.
She did not tell me to calm down.
She did not tell me to be strong.
She simply stayed.
After a while, I looked at her.
“How bad is it?”
“For Julian?”
“Yes.”
Sarah leaned back.
“Potentially catastrophic.”
I almost laughed.
“That good?”
“Very.”
She opened her briefcase.
“Before we discuss the legal side, I need to ask you something.”
“What?”
“Do you want him removed only from the company?”
I looked at Hazel.
“No.”
“Marriage too?”
“Yes.”
She nodded.
“I’ll prepare divorce papers.”
