The Rich Guests Laughed When Charlotte Was Slapped to the Marble Floor — Until the Name on Her Yellow Invitation Changed Everything
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Chapter 9 - SEBASTIAN HAD TO STEP BACK TOOEveryone expected Sebastian to become the heroic grandfather who cleaned up everything.
Charlotte refused.
He had oversight responsibility.
Some irregularities happened while he remained executive chairman.
He had trusted Victor too much.
Allowed family loyalty to replace verification.
So Sebastian voluntarily stepped aside from the special committee investigating the transactions.
Independent directors took control.
Charlotte respected him more for that than for any speech.
He told her:
“I spent years thinking keeping peace in the family was part of leadership.”
“And?”
“It was often avoidance.”
Good.
No saint.
May you like
No villain.
An old man finally naming his failure.
