Because of the misconduct review even his deferred compensation was at risk of being reclaimed by the company.
Tiffany stared at Caleb with panic.
“You told me you were the company,” she said.
“I run the company,” Caleb replied stiffly.
“You ran operations,” I answered calmly. “I built the system you worked inside.”
Outside the conference room Tiffany confronted me near the large windows overlooking the river.
“So this is the secret you hid all these years,” she said bitterly.
“You chose to sleep with my husband,” I replied. “Do not pretend this situation is about honesty.”
She stepped closer and whispered, “He loves me.”
“Perhaps,” I said quietly. “But he lied to you about the only thing you truly wanted.”
When the meeting resumed Caleb’s side abandoned their demands for spousal payments connected to imaginary ownership distributions.
They also withdrew their request to sell our vacation property in Michigan after Douglas produced documents proving it belonged to a separate trust created by my grandmother before my marriage.