Chapter 7 - THOMAS TURNED ON DAVIDThe brothers’ alliance collapsed within weeks.
Thomas learned David had known about Emily for seven years.
He was furious.
“You let me build everything around a three-son estate structure.”
David answered:
“You would’ve panicked.”
“I’m panicking now.”
Then Thomas discovered something worse.
David had structured the forced-transfer documents so company shares moved disproportionately to him.
Not equally.
David would receive sixty-five percent of the voting authority.
Thomas thirty-five.
So even while conspiring together, David planned to dominate him.
Thomas immediately started cooperating with investigators.
Not noble.
Self-preservation.
But useful.
He handed over messages.
Draft documents.
Bank records.
And one recording he secretly made of David.
David saying:
“Once Mom signs, Luke won’t challenge us. He hates the company.”
Then:
“And Emily can scream from Minnesota all she wants.”
Thomas asked:
“What if Mom tells Luke?”
David laughed.
“Luke always leaves.”
I listened to that sentence twice.
Because he was right about one thing.
I did always leave.
Work.
Duty.
Distance.
I had made myself predictable.
David built part of his plan around it.
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That was painful.
But it also gave me something clear to change.
