"Edward, Noah's been sick lately, and I'm exhausted from taking care of him. With this hot weather, I couldn't look after the flowers."

"Come home and see them. Maybe we should clear them out and plant new ones."

He didn't respond.

I figured he was busy and fell asleep holding Noah.

I had no idea that when he got my message during a meeting, he'd drop everything - leaving thousands of employees hanging - and fly back in his private ...