Flynn did not so much as glance at him.

He set a leather folder down in the center of the long table with a single quiet, heavy thud.

“As managing partner of Meridian Capital,” he said, evenly, “holding eighty-two percent of this company’s primary debt, I have absolute standing.

And under Section Four of our credit agreement, any unauthorized lien, or any attempted transfer of assets, without our written consent, constitutes an immediate and incurable event of default.” He finally looked at Luca.

“Which means the bailout you came here to approve was never legally possible.