The Billionaire Who Regretted Letting Me Go
That firm had, in its brief existence, invested heavily in a shipping startup founded by a very young, very ambitious Marcus Halloway.
"They go back further than the debt purchase," Daniel said, spreading the printout across Alexander's desk the next morning. Exhaustion was etched into every line of his face. "Adrian and Halloway built their first fortunes together, years before either of them had any reason to care about you. Whatever's happening now isn't new. It's old."
Alexander felt something cold settle in his chest. A slow, creeping understanding that the danger here ran deeper and older than a single bad business quarter.