Chapter 10 - Victor Admits The Real Reason
Victor finally stopped defending the credits.
He admitted Bellamy needed cash.
A kitchen renovation had run over budget.
Two leases were due for renewal.
Insurance costs had climbed.
Richard offered predictable corporate-event volume if Victor approved aggressive credits.
Victor accepted.
Then the numbers worsened.
So he hid how much had been discounted because he feared Emma would block the acquisition.
“You were trying to save the restaurant,” Emma said.
“Yes.”
“By making it look weaker?”
“By keeping revenue coming in.”
“And cutting what staff received.”
Victor looked down.
“I told myself we would fix it after the sale.”
Emma had heard versions of that sentence all her life.
After the deal.
After the quarter.
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After things stabilize.
Workers were always expected to survive until somebody else’s future arrived.
