She continued.
“But given your controlling interest, we need to examine whether the required approvals were obtained.”
I closed my eyes.
Julian wasn’t simply trying to win the divorce.
He was trying to move pieces of the company while everyone was distracted.
Rebecca and the corporate legal team acted quickly.
They reviewed the proposed transaction.
Notified the appropriate governance bodies.
And requested preservation of relevant records.
The independent directors became involved.
The audit committee examined the process.
And the company paused the transaction pending proper review.
Julian was furious.
He called me repeatedly.
I didn’t answer.
Then he sent a message.
You are destroying everything we built.
I stared at the words.
Then typed:
No, Julian. I’m protecting it.
I pressed send.
And put down the phone.
The corporate review uncovered additional problems.
Several executive expenses lacked adequate documentation.
Certain related-party transactions had not been properly disclosed.
And some internal approvals had been handled without sufficient oversight.
