Todos os capítulos de A Wife's Worth in Shares: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 9

The comments froze for a few seconds before filling with question marks."What does she mean? Does Mr. Waterson's wife not have any shares?""Didn't he just say they built the company together?""Natasha is already a co-founder. So, how many shares does his wife have?"The host gripped the , unable to continue with the congratulatory speech she had prepared.Derrick reacted quickly, putting an arm around my shoulders and smiling naturally at the camera. "She doesn't like handling these matters. We're married, so does it really matter whose name the shares are under?"I had heard those words for eight years.When our first shop couldn't afford the next month's rent, I closed my own studio and transferred all my savings to him. He held me and said married couples shouldn't keep score.Then, Natasha joined the company. She received 5% in the first round, 12% in the second, and now had 35% sitting pretty.I had never questioned it because I was his wife."If it doesn't matter who

That weekend, Derrick's mother, Lora, invited us over for dinner. She said the financing deal was almost final, and the family should celebrate the good news early.When I arrived, Natasha was already seated to Derrick's right.Lora put a piece of fish on her plate and praised, "Natasha really is capable since she is a young woman willing to go with Derrick to meet investors and drink whenever she has to. That's impressive." Then, she turned to me. "You are great too, Lydia. You know how to run a household. A woman should hold down the fort at home."Natasha smiled and spoke up for me. "Lydia has contributed a lot to the company, too. With the household so well taken care of, Derrick can focus on work without worrying about a thing."Derrick served me a bowl of soup and said, "My mother speaks bluntly. Don't take it personally."…Halfway through dinner, he picked up the guarantee agreement from the chair beside him and said, "We need to finalize this tomorrow."I didn't accep

I set my phone face down on the table and inquired lightly, "Why are you so nervous? Didn't you always say my recipes were worthless without the company?"He reached for my phone. "Give it to me."I slipped it into my bag before he could grab it and zipped it shut."By the way, I read every single page of the 5 million debt you prepared for me."…All the company's senior executives were summoned to the conference room less than 20 minutes after the investors departed.Derrick slammed a printed notice onto the table and demanded, "When was this sent?""At 9 a.m.""Why did you CC the investors about this?""They're doing due diligence. They deserve to know if the core assets have ownership problems." The company's legal counsel flipped to the last page of the old contract. Then, they added, "The original rights to all three core production techniques belong to Ms. Males' personal studio. The company only obtained an exclusive license to use them, not ownership."Derrick imme

Natasha switched suppliers the very next day.She'd announced at the meeting, "A mature company shouldn't depend on one person's experience for its most critical operations."The new supplier's prices were 20% lower. However, customer complaints had quadrupled within a week of launching the first batch of their product. Still, what truly worried Derrick wasn't the bad reviews. Instead, a longtime supplier, who had worked with the company for eight long years, suddenly canceled their 60-day payment terms.Derrick called them himself, but the supplier showed him no courtesy."We gave your company 60 days because of Lydia. When your first store couldn't pay its bills, she came to our warehouse after work every day to help pack orders. She helped you settle the outstanding payments. To be honest, Mr. Waterson, we don't know you that well."…By the next day, those words had spread throughout the company. The company issued a revised product statement that same day.My name was l

Natasha's words hung in the air, and Derrick didn't look at me again.The lawyer quickly steered the discussion toward Farrel Food Inc.'s early client negotiations and its unauthorized transfer of company materials.This time, Derrick handed over another stack of emails himself. They included records of Natasha negotiating with clients behind the company's back, as well as evidence that she had planned to move the team out before the financing was even completed."Were these also part of your internal arrangements?"She immediately pressed her hand down on the documents. "Derrick, are you seriously turning on me now?""Investigate whatever needs investigating, including me," came his reply."Who was the one going out drinking for you all these years? Who went with you to every financing meeting? But here you are, using me as a scapegoat now that Lydia doesn't want you anymore?""You think doing all that gives you the right to take her property and start a new company?""Those w