My Mother-in-Law Ripped Off My Seven-Year-Old’s Life Vest and Shoved Him Into the Ocean—Then My Husband Admitted Why He Wanted Our Son to Stop Being Afraid
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Chapter 16 / 27
Chapter 16 - The $1.4 million bonus
The success bonus became an issue in our marriage.
Not because Pierce hid it.
I knew executive bonuses existed.
I did not know Greyhaven’s amount.
When I saw:
$1.4 million
I asked:
“Would you have done this without that number?”
He took a long time.
“I don’t know.”
Bad answer.
Honest answer.
Then:
“I wanted the project for more than money.”
“I believe you.”
“I’ve worked on it for two years.”
“I know.”
“People’s jobs depend on it.”
“Some.”
“Yes.”
“And yet our son became part of the pitch.”
He covered his face.
“I know.”
I asked:
“If the bonus were forty thousand?”
He looked at me.
“That’s not fair.”
“No. It’s useful.”
Would ego still have done the same thing?
Probably.
May you like
Money sharpened it.
Did not create it alone.
