Sunday mornings when we made coffee and argued about music.
The existence of those memories did not erase the evidence.
The evidence did not require me to pretend every earlier memory had been
fake.
People want betrayal to simplify the past.
It often does the opposite.
My therapist, Dr. Elise Warren, said:
“You are allowed to remember a good day without using it as a defense
for a terrible act.”
I wrote that down.
At Vanguard, the company survived.
That surprised Gregory more than anyone.
He had apparently imagined my firm as a throne.
Remove the queen.
Sit down.
But businesses are systems.
Contracts.
Bank controls.
Employees.
Lawyers.
Policies.
Clients.
No single unsigned folder could transfer twelve years of work.
Miriam reviewed my governance documents.
We strengthened incapacity procedures.
No spouse, partner or family member could obtain operational authority
merely by presenting a medical claim.
Independent verification became mandatory.
Two executives had to approve emergency access changes.
