My son served me dog food at my 70th birthday—then I canceled every card and found the secret charge he never thought I’d see
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Chapter 24 / 27
Chapter 24 - Louis closes the business
Dalton Home Works closed eight months after he moved out.
Not because I canceled the cards.
The business had been unstable before.
Louis fought it.
Sold equipment.
Paid subcontractors.
Settled tax obligations through a plan.
Then accepted a facilities-maintenance job at a regional hospital.
Salary lower than his best contracting year.
Higher than his worst.
Benefits.
Predictable paycheck.
At first he called it:
“Working for somebody else.”
As though defeat.
Six months later:
“I get weekends.”
Progress.
Carla stayed with the property company.
They cut expenses.
Sold one car.
Kept the duplex.
Repayment to me arrived each month.
Sometimes late by days.
May you like
Never skipped.
That mattered more than speeches.
