Broken Trust
<p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="callsout">callsout</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>（突然地）<span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span>, "<span word="Wes">Wes</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>."</p><p><span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="handles">handles</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="engagements">engagements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="entertainers">entertainers</span>, <span word="authors">authors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> 20<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rough">rough</span> <span word="patch">patch</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span>. <span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Wes">Wes</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="your">your</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span>."</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="accountant">accountant</span>. "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="tonight">tonight</span>?" <span word="Istammered">Istammered</span> <span word="out">out</span>（结结巴巴地说）<span word="an">an</span> <span word="okay">okay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="knot">knot</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Ken">Ken</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span>, <span word="Ed">Ed</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="banker">banker</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="CPA">CPA</span>, <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>. <span word="Normally">Normally</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="laid">laid</span>-<span word="back">back</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="guys">guys</span>. <span word="Tonight">Tonight</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="deadly">deadly</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>. <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="spreadsheets">spreadsheets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="documents">documents</span>. "<span word="Wes">Wes</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="deeply">deeply</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="company">company</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>?"</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="widened">widened</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span>. <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="COO">COO</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> 14 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="besides">besides</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="families">families</span>.</p>
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