Chapter 25: The Truth of the Matter

I was sick, lovesick and heartsick, so far gone it felt beyond cure. I shuffled through my days a shadow of the man who had first walked into the company. Outside of work, I barely uttered a word. Even when Paula Zimmerman promoted me to sales supervisor and bumped my salary for my stellar numbers, not a flicker of joy crossed my face. Everyone knew my girl back home had married someone else. They chalked up my oddness to heartbreak and gave me space. Even though I scowled every day, no one gave...