Chapter 19
Blackthorn Corporation headquarters
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
10:00 a.m.
Markus couldn’t believe that after three restless nights he was wasting his time listening to Jacob’s empty and recurring explanations about his ineffective work at Haskell & Sons over the past week and why they should sell Velid Pharmaceutical to an Italian company interested in expanding their business to the United States.
Slowly, Markus stood and was followed by his partners. “We have already reached a decision.”
“You have?” asked Jacob, surprised.
“Yes,” he nodded. “We are shutting down Velid, not selling.”
Jacob’s jaw flexed as he too stood up. “You should reconsider.”
Once Markus set his mind on something, it was difficult to change. Almost impossible. And Jacob’s voice had an edge that didn’
