private lending.”
“How bad?”
“Bad enough that he borrowed against company assets.”
A line near the bottom was underlined.
Protect Mara from obligations created by men who believe family loyalty excuses financial recklessness.
“Did your grandfather know?” I questioned.
“Victor knew my father made mistakes.”
“Did he know you were covering them?”
“I never covered anything.”
“You just said you signed documents to protect the company.”
“I thought I was protecting employees.”
“And who paid the debts?”
“I don’t know.”
“You do know.”
“Mara, I don’t.”
“You used money from
