Adrian's POV
The Cole Industries annual stakeholder report dropped on a Tuesday and by Wednesday morning every financial desk in the city had an opinion about it.
Marcus sat across from me in the office with his laptop open and a list of interview requests he was working through systematically — which ones served a purpose, which ones were fishing expeditions dressed as journalism, which ones could be declined without creating a narrative.
"Bloomberg wants thirty minutes," he said. "WSJ wants an op-ed."
"Bloomberg yes. WSJ I'll write something but not on their timeline. Tell them three weeks."
"They'll push back."
"Let them." I looked at the report on my desk. "The numbers speak clearly enough that I don't need to rush to explain them. Anyone reading this document carefully understan
