Chapter 14 - Margaret Loses Family Control
The independent foundation review found no evidence Margaret used
charitable money to pay Evelyn.
The payments came from personal accounts.
But investigators found decades of weak governance and family conflicts
that should have been disclosed.
Independent directors replaced relatives.
Margaret resigned.
She later asked Daniel to visit.
He went once.
Margaret admitted she had spent her life terrified that scandal would
destroy what Robert built.
Eventually, protecting the Sterling name became more important than
protecting the people carrying it.
Daniel listened.
Then said:
“You threw a plate at my wife.”
Margaret lowered her eyes.
“I know.”
“That wasn’t family history. That was your choice.”
She nodded.
Daniel left without promising when he would return.
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For once, Margaret had to live with an unanswered door instead of
controlling who walked through it.
