Nathan contacted me for the last time that winter.
His attorney confirmed an outstanding project bonus. The payment was issued under the written agreement in place before my resignation, with no condition that I meet Nathan.
The email also included a separate letter of apology.
Nathan wrote that at first, he had believed canceling Charlotte's birthday and putting the ring back on my finger would bring me home. Only later did he understand that while he could cancel an event in a day, he could never erase all the nights I had spent alone.
I read the letter and did not reply.
I occasionally heard news about Charlotte. She left Reed Hotel Group and found a new job in another city. She corrected the résumé she had built around false claims about Lakeside Residences, and the planned interv
