The room suddenly felt too small, as if the walls were closing in around the three sets of initials on the document.
Victor stepped closer to the table, staring at the paper in disbelief.
"That's not possible. My dad wouldn't hide something like this from me. He wouldn't sign away someone else's future."
"People do things when they're afraid," Harrison replied calmly. He folded the document and slipped it into his pocket as if he hadn't just changed everything we believed.
"Your father thought he was protecting everyone. Your grandfather and great-uncle built this company on agreements between families. Richard simply upheld what was already in place."
"It's not an agreement," I said, forcing my voice to remain steady. "It's a cage, and you know it."
Harrison checked his watch.
"You
