Chapter 14 - David Changes the Company Vote
The board investigation found Thomas had violated conflict-disclosure
rules by communicating with Rachel about the Mercer family trust.
Northbridge denied authorizing any plan involving Lily or David’s
travel.
The acquisition was paused.
David could have ended every discussion permanently.
Instead, he did something different.
He requested an independent valuation of Mercer Design Group.
He also asked an outside fiduciary adviser to review what outcome would
genuinely benefit Lily’s trust.
Rebecca asked whether he feared losing control.
“Yes.”
“Then why do it?”
“Because Rachel was wrong to manipulate Lily’s assets for herself.”
David looked at the trust documents.
“I’d be wrong if I treated them as mine.”
Months later, a revised offer arrived with stronger employee protections
and a significantly higher valuation.
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David still did not decide alone.
Accountability had replaced control.
