A New Melody Without Him
For ten years, I stood beside Adrian Shaw while he clawed his way up from nothing to a nine-figure fortune. In all that time, he never once took me anywhere that cost more than twenty dollars a head.
On the eve of our tenth anniversary, I sent him a link to the steakhouse I'd been saving for years.
His expression darkened. "Just because we have money now doesn't mean we can forget how hard life can get. Thrift is a virtue, Nora. Don't lose it."
I thought he had a point, so I nodded and agreed to cancel the reservation.
Then, on the day I went to the restaurant to cancel it, I saw Adrian across the dining room, having dinner with a girl.
He cut her steak for her, then reached over and ge