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Chapter 23 

At nine the next morning, the share transfer was complete. 

David sent me the updated corporate filing. 

Fifty-one percent. 

My name was listed first. 

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Marco had once told me I was just a name on a piece of paper. 

Now I was the controlling shareholder. 

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“Astrid, the production lines have all stopped.” 

“What time?” 

“Two a.m. sharp. Legal followed the notice to the letter. All 

nineteen lines are down.” 

I glanced at the time. 

The revocation had been in effect for seven hours. 

“Good. They were right to stop.” 

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“But the distributors are all demanding shipments. The 

warehouse inventory will last two weeks, at most.” 

“The directors want to see you today.” 

“A meeting at ten.” 

“There’s one more thing.” 

Costello paused. 

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“Marco promised to explain everything to the staff, but he didn’t come in this morning.” 

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I smiled. 

He had signed the agreement quickly enough. 

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But he still couldn’t bring himself to admit it in public. 

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“Mr. Costello, get the entire staff into the main conference room.” 

“What if he doesn’t show?” 

“He’ll show.” 

I sent Marco a photo. 

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Not of anything else. 

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Just the third clause of the agreement he had signed yesterday. 

*Public explanation of the slap incident.* 

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