Chapter 11

News of Lucas's investigation threw the Sutton family into chaos.Grant Consulting's accounts were frozen.Project suppliers arrived together demanding payment.Miles tried to dissolve one of his companies overnight.He could not make the three advance payments disappear.Helen still worked desperately on Serena's behalf.She tried to frame every problem as Lucas acting alone.But the signatures on the original payment records didn't vanish.The final Sutton shareholder meeting was held on Friday.This time, Charles didn't take the chair at the head of the table.Walter left it to a temporary presiding officer.Serena attended.She looked pale.One hand stayed over her stomach."I admit Lucas made mistakes."She looked around at the shareholders."But the baby is innocent."I am still qualified to inherit Sutton Group."Nobody answered.Then she turned to me."Adrian, do you really have to destroy me completely?"I didn't look at her."This is a Sutton shareholder

Chapter 12

Horizon Port Phase Three restarted after nine days.Clara didn't reopen everything at once.She first removed three suppliers that could not produce original supporting documents.The project loss ended up two hundred million lower than forecast.Sutton Group's cash flow stabilized.The first time the board delivered a complete monthly report to Clara, she still sat near the far edge of the conference table.The difference was that everyone waited for her to speak."Use the second-choice steel supplier."She closed the file."The price is three percent higher."They can guarantee delivery."Someone objected."That increases cost.""One day of another shutdown costs more."Nobody argued after that.When the meeting ended, Clara stayed behind.She reordered quotations from three suppliers.Then she crossed out the lowest-priced company."They're cheaper."But their beneficial ownership overlaps with one of Miles's old suppliers."I looked at the list."You checked?"

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