After closing a $10 million deal, I gave the money bag to my wife for safekeeping overnight. the next day, I was stunned to find she had disappeared, and her phones were off. she left a note: “thanks for the money, Iβm starting fresh with my boyfriend, and good luck starting from scratch.” I couldnβt help but laugh because the bag… she stole was actually……Closing a $10 million deal feels like standing on top of the world. I remember thinking, This is the moment I’ll remember for the rest of my life. I was right, just not for the reasons I expected.I brought the contract and the “celebratory handoff” homeβa symbolic leather duffel filled with placeholder cash. When I got home, my wife, Ria, was waiting in silk pajamas. She smiled as I set the bag down.”All that money… just sitting there. You trust me not to run away with it?” she joked, but her eyes weren’t joking.I smiled. “Of course, darling. You’re my wife.””I’ll keep it in the closet tonight,” she said. “Just in case.” Watch: [in comment]
