and rushed toward the exit.
The next morning, Daniel was removed from his CEO position pending investigation.
Within weeks, several investors filed lawsuits.
Within three months, Daniel entered a guilty plea related to financial misconduct rather than face a longer trial.
Vanessa reached a separate settlement after investigators obtained messages connecting her to several questionable transactions.
Six months later, I stood on the balcony outside my new office overlooking the harbor.
Fourteen companies had become sixteen.
My name was on the door.
Not Daniel’s.
Not Whitmore.
Mine.
Claire Vale.
My
