Chapter 10 - Father Had Discovered The Loan
The third recording contained Father’s voice.
Weak.
Angry.
“You used my authorization after it expired.”
Marcus answered:
“I was protecting the company.”
“You were protecting yourself.”
A long silence followed.
Then Father said:
“Fix it before Olivia finds out.”
That sentence hurt more than I expected.
Even near death, Father chose secrecy.
Not because he preferred Marcus.
Because he wanted to spare me another family war.
Instead, he postponed the war until he was no longer alive to help contain it.
The following day, Father instructed his estate attorney to prepare a structure dividing voting rights while using independent trustees as a buffer.
He no longer trusted Marcus with unilateral control.
He did not trust me to manage daily operations either.
The genuine draft reflected that.
The forged codicil erased it.
For the first time, I understood what Father had actually tried to do.
May you like
Not choose a favorite.
Limit both of us.
