That Makes Two of Us novel · Chapter 17 of 24
Chapter 17: What It Cost
Colton folded his grandfather's letter along its old creases and put it in his breast pocket.
He didn't speak to me for a full minute.
"Monday," he said finally. "Board meeting at nine. I want you there."
"I'm banned from the floor."
"Marsha will walk you in."
"As what?"
"As the only person in that building who tells me the truth," he said, and looked away.
It wasn't forgiveness, and we both knew it.
On Monday I sat in a chair against the wall of the board room.
Marsha sat on one side of me and an empty seat stood on the other.
Eleven board members filled the long table.
Dennis Cobb sat at the right hand of the chair, with his gold watch showing at his cuff and Valerie beside him in white.
She did not look at me.
Colton stood at the head of the table and did not sit down.
"I have two items," he said. "The first is the Cobb Marine merger."
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