Thorne Tech lasted three days after the summit.
Investors who had fought for shares demanded their money back, citing fraud and breach of contract. Partners ended years of business in one-sentence emails.
The board I had handpicked called an emergency meeting. They fired me, voted unanimously to remove my name from the company, and ordered liquidation before the lawsuits consumed what remained.
In seventy-two hours, no one in the industry would take my call.
I attended the final asset liquidation meeting because the lawyers required it. By then I was present only as a legal formality.
Chloe did not come. She did not need to.
Her family's lawyer sat at the head of the glass conference table and worked through the accounts with calm, exact efficiency. He never raised his voice or hurri
