Chapter 15 - The SettlementThe legal battle lasted months.
Samuel's original ownership claim was examined.
Dad's trust was authenticated.
Michael's biological connection to George was confirmed through proper legal testing.
Eventually, the families reached a settlement.
Michael received the shares legally promised to him.
He became a significant owner of Carter & Sons.
The company archives were opened.
Old contracts were reviewed.
Samuel's contribution was formally acknowledged.
A memorial plaque was placed in the company's headquarters.
Not because it erased the past.
Because it finally told the truth about it.
The sale with Westbridge returned to the table.
The original valuation was gone.
Thirty-two million became twenty-eight.
I signed anyway.
Not because I needed the money.
Because I finally understood that the company wasn't a monument to my father.
It belonged to the people who had built it.
The employees.
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The families.
And everyone who had been affected by its history.
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