Chapter 12 - Richard Removes Victoria’s Influence
Richard no longer controlled Blackwood Capital day to day.
But he still held significant voting power.
He called a family governance meeting.
Victoria attended with counsel.
Richard presented the communication records, trust challenge, and
succession interference.
He did not ask the board to punish Victoria for being a bad mother.
He asked them to address documented governance conflicts.
Victoria resigned from two family committees.
Independent directors took control of succession matters.
Lucas remained employed.
Richard refused to punish him for Victoria’s decisions.
Lucas had not known about Claire or Noah.
That distinction mattered.
Ethan supported the reforms.
For the first time, the Blackwood family stopped treating blood
relationships as sufficient qualifications for corporate control.
The company would survive.
The family structure would change.
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And Noah would not be turned into a seven-year-old corporate chess
piece.
