Chapter 17 - Victor’s Missing Letter to Graham
Richard Lane eventually found Victor’s letter to Graham.
It had been scanned before Victor died.
Original missing.
The copy began:
Graham, you believe loyalty means starting from trust. That is a good instinct in marriage and a dangerous one in governance.
Graham smiled sadly.
Victor continued:
Celeste is brilliant. That is precisely why she requires oversight. So do you. So did I.
Then:
Do not build a family company that survives only when good people remain good under pressure. Build one that survives when good people become afraid.
Graham reread that sentence often.
Celeste became afraid of losing control.
Graham became afraid of confronting her.
Amelia became afraid Graham would choose Celeste’s version.
Every fear created secrecy.
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Victor had been trying to build friction against that.
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