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Chapter 27 - Nolan’s Consequences
Nolan cooperated fully.
That did not erase his role.
The board censured him.
He lost executive authority for a year.
He repaid financial benefits connected to Vanessa’s scheme.
He also sat across from me one night and said:
“I wanted what you had.”
“The company?”
“Dad’s respect.”
Our father had compared us constantly.
My promotions.
Nolan’s mistakes.
My discipline.
His impulsiveness.
Vanessa had found that wound and pressed it.
“You still chose to believe her,” I said.
“I know.”
“Why?”
“Because her lie told me something I already wanted to believe about you.”
That sentence stayed with me.
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Manipulation works best when it enters through a door already unlocked.
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