“They Mocked Me as a ‘Charity Case’ at the BBQ — By Morning, Their Empire Was on a 30-Day Clock”

at the time.”

Of course he had.

“Do they have the liquidity?” I asked, though I already knew the answer.

“Not even close,” David confirmed. “Their cash is tied up in assets they can’t easily sell. The bank isn’t interested in extending grace to a company whose minority shareholder just exercised a forced-sale option.”

I pictured my father’s face, the way continue reading …