They can still be necessary.

PART 31 — THE BOARD

At Tristan’s company, Sterling formally paused partnership negotiations.

Not because Charles hated how Tristan treated me.

The written notice cited unresolved due-diligence concerns.

The board asked questions.

Why had three vendors associated with Raymond received rapidly increasing payments?

Why were bids thinly documented?

Why did Corinne participate in vendor onboarding without disclosing a personal relationship?

That last question became complicated once the marriage record surfaced.