Chapter 18 - DANIEL HAS TO ANSWER FOR THE PUNCHDaniel apologizes? Outline says full apology chapter 24, but accountability earlier. He tells Richard:
“I’m doing counseling.”
Richard:
“Good.”
“I want to say—”
“Not yet.”
Richard not ready.
Daniel asks why.
“Because you still want apology to make you feel better.”
Oof.
He waits.
Board reviews Daniel conduct—not business violence, but reputational/family? Private company maybe governance. He voluntarily takes brief leave from foundation representation.
He donates? No.
Anger counselor says action.
No public virtue.
He learns:
pause, leave, ask.
He sees how Vanessa exploited—but still his fist.
Mason afraid of Daniel for a while.
That consequence hurts.
At family gathering Mason steps away when Daniel raises voice mildly.
Daniel notices.
Later apologizes to Mason:
“You shouldn't have had to see that.”
Mason:
“Were you going to punch me?”
Daniel devastated.
“No.”
Child generalized violence.
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That is consequence.
He lowers voice patterns.
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