Chapter 8 - VICTOR HAD BEEN MOVING MORE THAN VOTESThe independent review uncovered related-party transactions.
Victor had steered hotel renovation contracts toward firms in which he held indirect financial interests.
Not outright theft.
Undisclosed conflicts.
He also approved consulting payments to Bellamy Capital connected to restructuring advice.
Margaret’s family benefited.
Again, not automatically illegal.
But disclosure was incomplete.
Then came something worse.
A land parcel beside one of Valle’s logistics hubs had been sold below independent valuation to a company linked to Victor’s brother-in-law.
That required board approval.
The approval memo contained Sebastian’s electronic signature.
Sebastian stared.
“I didn’t sign this.”
The room changed.
Forgery.
Now the problem had moved beyond aggressive governance.
Charlotte remembered the lobby.
A yellow invitation.
An altered guest list.
A pattern.
Victor did not merely prefer control.
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He was comfortable creating documents that made authority look real.
That was much more dangerous.
