Chapter 5

But I wasn't finished yet.

There was one more thing I needed to do before I left.

At noon, I met Michael for lunch.

He was the Head of Procurement at Horizon Development Group, my client—the one I'd chased for two long years.

He said, "Naomi, I heard you resigned."

I nodded. "Yeah. Just wrapped up the paperwork today."

"Where to?"

"A competitor."

He paused for half a second, then smiled, "Good. You should've left sooner."

I looked at him and felt a strange mix of pride and nostalgia.

We had been working together for two years.

Over those two…