Summer heat blanketed the city when the first whispers reached Victor. A rival conglomerate, Blackstone Holdings, led by Richard Blackstone himself, was quietly buying Voss shares on the open market. Richard was younger than Victor, late fifties, ruthless in boardrooms, known for hostile takeovers that left competitors ruined.
Victor dismissed it at first. Voss Enterprises was ironclad. Family controlled. But the buys accelerated. Proxy fights loomed. Richard scheduled a meeting, ostensibly to discuss partnership.












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