Noah swallowed once, adjusting slightly where he stood. “The clause only works if the projections hold,” he said. “If they’re proven inaccurate, or manipulated, it weakens his position.”
Chase frowned. “That’s not how…”
“It is,” Noah cut in, sharper now, eyes flicking to Chase briefly before returning to Adrian. “If the projections were based on incomplete data or misrepresented variables, the clause can be challenged as acting in bad faith.”
The room stilled again as heavier silence fell, wrapping them in its thick blanket. Adrian’s gaze didn’t leave Noah.
“And how,” he asked quietly, “would you prove that?”
Noah exhaled slowly. He was already in the pan, this could either land him in the fire or out of the pan. He had to take the risk. “I’d have to see the contract,” he said. “And t
