The white light cleared. Gray dawn showed through my penthouse window.
I was back.
My phone chimed.
[Wire Transfer Received: $50,000,000.00 USD]
Another notification followed: *'Tragedy Strikes Corporate Retreat: Suspected Gas Leak on Luxury Coach Leaves CEO and Staff in Irreversible Comas.'*
The article listed brain death as the likely cause. Derrick, Lia, and the others would never wake up.
I got out of bed and put on a silk robe.
My first call went to my broker in Zurich. "Anton, start the hostile takeover of Gideon Corp. Buy at the opening bell. I want a controlling stake by close of trading."
By three that afternoon, I had the controlling stake. Gideon Corp became Hampton Industries.
The next morning, I crossed the executive floor. Employees moved out of my way as I went stra
