That night, David finally returned Maria’s call.
He still sounded beat, but there was an obvious lift in his tone.
“Maria, James backed off. I've been tied up with the aftermath all afternoon, didn’t get a chance to pick up.”
Then he added, “And... thanks.”
Maria paused. “Why do you think it was me?”
“If anyone could talk him down at a time like this, it's definitely you. Can't think of anyone else.”
“How’s your company holding up?” Maria still couldn't help but worry.
“Back to normal. No employees affected.”
Hearing that, the tight ball in her chest finally loosened.
As the call went on, David kept circling back to how his employees were doing. Maria couldn’t help but smile a little. She had to admit, David really did have a much kinder heart than James ever d
