Chapter 13 - The First Independent Vote

Ivy was eleven days old when the Descendant Trust cast its first company vote.
No cameras.
No baby at a boardroom.
First Harbor reviewed the Northgate transaction independently.
Recommendation:
Do not approve any control sale until financial investigation completed.
Graham abstained.
Celeste’s twenty-eight percent opposed.
Employee trustees supported delay.
Vote passed.
Celeste no longer controlled the outcome.
From custody pending further proceedings, she reportedly said:
“Victor used a baby to take my company.”
Her lawyer corrected:
“It was never your company.”
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That sentence mattered.
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