authorization for my financial statements to support Daniel’s credit application, and supplied the documents I had originally been asked to verify.
Within twenty minutes, Daniel’s best man—a minority investor in Mercer BuildCo—was demanding explanations.
Within thirty minutes, two suppliers had left the reception.
Within forty-five, police arrived after hotel security reported the assault captured on camera.
That was when Lorraine finally lost control.
She accused me of destroying Daniel’s reputation before demanding that I release the escrow money “for the employees’ sake.”
I asked her one question.
“If his company
