Chapter 14 — Trouble in Paradise
Success brought new challenges.
Smith's work grew demanding.
Caroline's business expanded rapidly.
They found themselves working late, missing dinners, and drifting into exhaustion.
One night, they had their first real argument.
"You're never home anymore," Smith snapped.
"You think I'm just sitting around? I'm building something!" Caroline fired back.
They fell into silence—two people who loved each other deeply but were being pulled in different directions.
Smith slept in his office that night.
Caroline cried herself to sleep.