He Laughed While I Was Hit - Chapter (31)
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Chapter 31
“Stabilize the company first. You can take your time with the new
ones.”
I shook my head.
“I can sign a new license for the old formulas, but not like before.”
“Then draw clear boundaries.”
She pointed at the USB drive.
“Your mother gave you the right of unilateral termination, but not so you would never trust anyone again.”
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“She gave it to you so you would always have the power to say
no.”
I looked at her.
I understood.
That night, the new license was signed.
Patent fees, scope of use, audit methods, termination conditions -every term was written out clearly.
David read each clause aloud.
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The directors signed, page by page.
On the final page, the right of termination was mine alone.
The next morning, all nineteen production lines started up again.
The hum of the machinery filled the air.
The production director ran over to tell me, “The first batch of raw materials is on the line. We can start supplying the distributors again.”
Everyone let out a collective sigh of relief.
Only Marco stood outside the factory floor.
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His badge access had been revoked.
He saw me through the glass door.
“Astrid.”
Security blocked his way.
I walked over.
“What is it?”
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“I spent three years building relationships with the bank. I can help the company restore its credit line.”
“On what condition?”
“Let me come back. We can negotiate the title.”
“No.”
“You’ll run this company into the ground.”
He lowered his voice.
“You think bringing the license back fixes everything? The clients, the channels, the suppliers-I built all of those.”
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Just then, my phone rang.
It was the bank.
The new license had been executed. The production risk was resolved.
They had agreed to re-evaluate our credit facility.
I turned the screen toward Marco so he could see.
“The relationships you spent three years building still answered to the contract in the end.”
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The glass door slid shut between us.
He remained outside.
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