I did not say it because I was wiser than a man who had built a corporation.

I said it because I knew what it felt like to have one powerful person decide the whole shape of my life.

If Patrick’s company had problems, those problems needed to be established.

If Vanguard had contractual rights, those rights needed to be exercised properly.

If a crime had happened, investigators would need evidence.

I wanted help, not a performance in which the man with the most money was always right.

Gavin sat down.