Chapter 13 - Bellamy Pays The Staff First

The forensic payroll review took months.
Not every employee complaint was correct.
Some service charges had been distributed properly.
Some differences came from taxes and legitimate administrative allocations.
But substantial underpayments remained.
Bellamy reimbursed affected employees with documented amounts, interest where appropriate, and corrections to payroll records.
Emma did not call it a bonus.
It was not generosity.
It was money the staff should have received.
Victor contributed personally under a settlement tied to his undisclosed side agreements.
He resigned from operational control.
Emma bought part of his ownership over time.
Not all at once.
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Bellamy did not magically become perfect.
But everyone could finally see the numbers.