Chapter 13 - The Moretti Board Reclaims Luca’s Authority
The disputed voting authorization was suspended and challenged through
legal channels.
The Moretti board adopted stronger incapacity procedures.
No single late-night digital signature could transfer major voting
authority.
Independent medical confirmation and multiple directors would be
required.
Northstar withdrew its merger proposal.
Victor Bellini resigned from a joint venture to avoid ongoing conflicts,
though investigators found no evidence he knowingly joined Vanessa’s
plan.
Marco lost his position for disabling security and accepting undisclosed
payment.
Elise was terminated for bypassing governance procedures.
Their consequences reflected their own conduct.
Not assumptions about what they must have known.
Luca also changed.
He had built an organization where employees were afraid to question
him.
That fear made Vanessa’s story believable.
If Luca was “too proud” to discuss incapacity, staff accepted that.
If he signed something while sick, nobody wanted to ask whether he
understood it.
Authority had made him efficient.
It had also made everyone around him cautious.
He began requiring senior staff to challenge unusual instructions.
Dominic joked that Luca had finally institutionalized arguing with him.
Luca replied:
May you like
“I already pay lawyers for that.”
Emma heard the exchange from the doorway and smiled.
