Chapter 121

*Karl*

Honestly, I was exhausted with all the long talk. But I had to sit through it because standing up and abandoning the boys wasn’t exactly an option. Not just because I made a promise to Diamond to be there for both her and the boys today, but also because I wanted to be here for them even though I found it extremely boring. Occasionally I texted and replied to both Donald and Abigail who sought my counseling with some things. But ultimately, I tried not to get into work that day. I took the day off and I didn’t want to become invested over text otherwise I might be tempted to drive down to the office to sort things out. Or schedule a long conference call with Donald to remind him yet again of the do’s and don’ts of running an agency. I could have hired somebody else, having found out that I will be working in New York for a long time. But I didn’t trust anybody to run my company the way I did. Donald has been working closely with me for as long as I can remember so he kind of wa