Chapter 11 - Rebuilding In Ohio
Three months later, the golden autumn leaves were falling across the quiet streets of Dayton, Ohio.
Claire stood inside a newly renovated brick workshop, wearing denim overalls and holding a set of blue engineering schematics.
Beside her stood her father, Thomas Vance—a gray-haired man with kind eyes who was finally recovering his health and strength.
Thanks to the federal settlement enforced by the courts, the Vance family had received forty million dollars in back royalties from Dupont Aerospace.
The small manufacturing shop that Eleanor Sterling had tried to destroy was now a thriving green-energy research laboratory.
“You have a visitor outside, Claire,” Thomas said, smiling gently as he pointed toward the glass front entrance of the workshop.
Claire set her tools down, wiping her hands on a cloth as she walked out into the crisp afternoon air under a bright blue sky.
Standing near a blue pickup truck was Marcus, dressed in a simple flannel shirt and jeans, looking far removed from his Greenwich life.
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He had resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Sterling Logistics, handing control over to an independent corporate board during the restructuring.
He carried a small wooden box under his arm, walking up the driveway toward Claire with a quiet, humble expression.
