The European expansion was Killian's project and it was going extremely well, which annoyed him in the specific way that success always slightly annoyed Killian because it left him without a problem to solve.
He came back to New York in September with Elena and a proposal for the company that was, I had to admit, genuinely brilliant.
He laid it out in the executive meeting on a Tuesday. A joint venture with a European investment consortium, strategic access to three new markets, a partnership structure that protected Carter Group's autonomy while opening significant capital channels.
"This is well constructed," Kade said when Killian finished presenting.
"Obviously," Killian said.
"The risk structure in clause seven needs work," I said, flipping to my notes.
Killian pointed at me. "S
