Chapter 5
Monday morning, 9 AM. VP’s office on the 28th floor of StarMed Medical.
Dylan was approving budgets while I watched through the glass-today’s cufflinks were 18K gold with diamonds, bought with trust funds.
I walked in carrying an Americano and placed a resignation letter in front of him.
He raised an eyebrow. “Job hopping? What’s the outside offer?”
I spoke calmly: “I’m not hopping. I’m quitting to start my own business-a private equity fund. Initial fund size of a hundred million, I’m putting in ten million, Rex will raise the other ninety.”
He looked amused: “You don’t even have a hundred grand in your accounts. Where’s the ten million coming from?”
pointed to the reports on his desk: “Early exercise of my 1.5% StarMed stock options, then use them as collateral for financing. Exactly ten million.”
He closed the file, voice soft as a blade: “Honey, option exercise requires board approval, and I happen to chair the compensation committee. I don’t approve it, you get nothing.”
Td expected this move, so I pulled out the second document-
Emergency Shareholder Proposal: Motion to remove VP Dylan Morrison from all management positions at StarMed Medical and subsidiaries.
Grounds: Suspected related-party transactions and misappropriation of company assets.”
I signed my name in the proposer section.
His pupils contracted sharply as he finally realized I wasn’t here to negotiate-I was declaring war.
Stella Parker, do you understand the consequences?”
smiled: “Sure do. You’ve got four planted votes on the board, I only have two. But don’t forget-minority shareholders can vote in person, and I’ve invited nedia to livestream the whole thing.”
checked my watch: “Ten o’clock, presentation hall. See you there.”
en sharp, the presentation hall was packed.
threw my PowerPoint onto the big screen:
lide one: Ownership structure of Swiss Art Consulting Company-ultimate beneficiary: Dylan Morrison, 100%.
lide two: Past 12 months, StarMed Medical paid Swiss Art Consulting $48 million in “brand consulting fees” for promotional posters.
lide three: Payment records versus Christie’s auction records-that 1.18-carat diamond ring, buyer: Swiss Art Consulting Company, paid by Stellar Trust No. 1.
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