After the accident, Richard and I finally had a serious conversation. Fletcher reminded me that Richard’s behavior had been wrong, but humiliating him wasn’t the answer. I eventually admitted that my actions had gone too far. Richard also acknowledged that repeatedly damaging someone else’s property was unacceptable.
We negotiated a settlement. Richard agreed to pay for repairing my lawn, while I accepted responsibility for the damage caused by my concrete-wall stunt. The barriers were professionally removed, and his damaged Mercedes was taken away. Neither of us got everything we wanted, but we finally understood that continuing the fight would only make matters worse.
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