Chapter 12 - THE COMPANY CHANGED ITS NAMENot immediately.
A corporate name change during scandal can look like public relations.
Adrian refused that.
First came the independent historical investigation.
Archive review.
Patent analysis.
Interviews.
Company records.
Samuel Mercer’s role was undeniable.
The board published findings.
Blackwood Robotics had been built from both Mercer engineering and Blackwood capital, later distorted by Victor’s wrongful appropriation after Samuel’s death.
The board restored attribution.
The original research center became the Samuel Mercer Engineering Laboratory.
Then employees raised a question.
Why was the entire company still named Blackwood?
Adrian did not decide alone.
Shareholder vote.
Employee input.
Months later, the company became Mercer Blackwood Technologies.
Not because Blackwood had to disappear.
Because Mercer should never have disappeared.
Adrian stood at the unveiling with Lily and Noah.
He did not tell reporters they were heirs.
He did not make them symbols.
They were children attending because Samuel was their great-grandfather.
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Lily became bored after twelve minutes.
Perfect.
