Eventually, Garrett handed executive operations of the company over to professional management. He took Alden and relocated overseas.
Before boarding his flight, he sent one final message.
Garrett: Vespera, I hope you find fulfillment. I see now that I was never worthy of you.
I did not reply.
Tamsin left the metropolitan area as well. No one tracked where she ultimately relocated.
My life continued forward. I directed my engineering division through even more intricate architectures. I took the podium at major international symposiums, met with thunderous standing ovations. Only this time, there was no young man standing in the aisle lifting a painted sign above the crowd.
I felt no grief. I had finally come to recognize a fundamental truth. The departure of certain people is never
