Chapter 16 - Six Months Later In San Francisco
Six months later, the warm California breeze blew off the bay as I stood on the private terrace of my new penthouse in San Francisco.
My firm had completed its merger with a major West Coast logistics giant, doubling our market valuation to over two hundred million dollars.
My picture was featured on the cover of Business Insider under the bold headline: “Madeline Mercer: The Logistics Sovereign Who Built An Empire.”
Bradley had been forced to take an entry-level job at a local car dealership to pay off his massive personal debts, living in a small studio apartment.
His family had completely fractured, blaming each other for the loss of the financial trust that had supported them for years.
I picked up my glass of chilled white wine, looking out over the Golden Gate Bridge as the setting sun painted the sky in shades of orange and pink.
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My phone chimed softly on the glass table beside me with a new calendar alert for my upcoming keynote speech at the Global Tech Summit.
I smiled softly, setting the glass down as Marcus Croft walked onto the terrace holding a dark blue velvet box.
