He told me he was traveling to Denver for a business conference.
“Three days,” he said Wednesday night, slowly stirring cream into his soup. “Maybe four if the investor meetings take longer than expected.”
Denver.
I almost laughed out loud.
The man had packed linen shirts and swim trunks for Denver in November.
“Sounds important,” I replied.
“It could change everything for the company,” Carter said.
That statement was true, at least. Just not for the reasons he believed.
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