Chapter 2
I scrambled to read the subheadline, my eyes darting frantically across the screen.
“Silent partner surrenders total voting control following twelve-year private equity agreement.”
“This is a mistake,” I muttered aloud, my voice sounding distant and hollow.
“What is a mistake, Daniel?” Tessa asked, her voice sharpening with real impatience.
She snatched my phone right out of my hands, scrolling through the text messages and the news article herself.
Her mouth opened slightly in complete, unadulterated shock as her eyes scanned the financial report.
“She owned fifty-one percent of your firm?” Tessa gasped, her tone shifting from supportive lover to stunned business analyst.
“You told me she was just a high school art teacher who didn’t care about business!”
“She was an art teacher!” I shouted back, drawing curious glances from nearby diners at the riverfront restaurant.
I grabbed my phone back, dialing my corporate attorney, Arthur Vance, with trembling thumbs.
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He picked up on the very first ring, his tone grave and lacking his usual arrogant warmth.
“Daniel,” Arthur said coldly. “I take it you’ve seen the market release?”
