It was Friday, February 28. I had slept like shit. The blackout curtains in my room at the Four Seasons didn't betray whether it was night or day. I looked at my watch. It was 4:32 a.m. I picked up my phone and opened my bank app. I stared as it loaded, then the account screen came into view, and I blinked.

$20,248,964.19.

I blinked again.

My eyes weren't playing tricks on me. The final bonus payment had hit. Adrenaline seized me. I sat up and turned on the bedside lamp. The empty half of the bed next to me brought the melancholy back again. There wasn't anyone to celebrate...