Brown, one of the executives, walked into Jack’s main office after the clients had left. He had been waiting outside after the meeting, for Jack to speak one on one with them. Knowing how important it was to Jack. But as he entered and saw the look on his face, he knew something had gone terribly wrong.

“Jack?” he said softly, his voice filled with concern. “What happened in there?”

Jack looked up at him, his eyes filled with the regret and guilt that had been eating at him all ...