Chapter 71: OLIVE's POV
"Stability," Zane said, leaning forward slightly, "is not the same as strength. A stable company crumbles the moment external pressure is applied. A strong company adapts. Evolves. Uses challenges as opportunities for growth."
He pulled up another screen—financial projections, market analysis, data I recognized from business school.
"Hopkins has been 'stable' for fifteen years," Zane continued. "Your stock prices have remained relatively consistent. Your investor base hasn't changed. You occupy the same market position you did a decade ago. That's not success. That's stagnation."
I watched Grayson's expression darken.
"My father's company," Zane said, and I noticed he didn't say our company, "the Mercer Corporation, has tripled its market value in the past five
