Chapter 87
"Not even a little bit," Rhys confirmed. "In fact, part of our negotiation will be explicitly excluding him from any financial mechanisms. Adrian knows Marcus's reputation is questionable—everyone in international finance knows that. He's tolerated as a useful connection, but nobody with real money trusts him with anything important. We'll be structuring this partnership to specifically route around Marcus's involvement."
The relief was so intense it made Ravyn dizzy. If Marcus wasn't actually part of the partnership, if Rhys had no intention of working with him beyond this introduction, then exposing him wouldn't implicate Larsen Enterprises. The FBI investigation would find that Rhys had met with Marcus once, declined to partner with him, and moved on to work exclusively wit
