POV: Lewis | Location: London
Marcus was already standing when Lewis walked into the Sterling Industries boardroom at half past midnight.
"Six board members want your head," Marcus said. "Harrison included."
Lewis set his jacket over the chair. "Walk me through it."
The subsidiary attack had been precise — an outside investor had quietly built a 19% stake in Sterling Capital Partners over three months without triggering the disclosure threshold. Now they were calling for an emergency board meeting and demanding Lewis recuse himself from the vote.
"On what grounds?" Lewis asked.
"Conflict of interest. They're saying your Edinburgh relocation represents a loss of strategic focus. That you've been distracted." Marcus's jaw was tight. "Harrison's been feeding them the narrative for weeks
