Chapter 13 - HELEN AND NAOMI MEET
Helen requested mediation with Naomi over the gala confrontation.
Naomi agreed only with counsel.
Helen apologized.
Sort of.
“I was under enormous pressure.”
Naomi waited.
“I shouldn't have lunged.”
“Yes.”
“And I shouldn't have blamed you for the envelope.”
“Yes.”
Helen looked irritated by the lack of comfort.
Then:
“I’m sorry.”
Naomi answered:
“Thank you.”
Nothing more.
Helen asked:
“Do you forgive me?”
Naomi smiled faintly.
“You don't need that for the meeting to end.”
Helen stared.
For someone accustomed to transactions, an apology without immediate reward felt incomplete.
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