Tall.
Silver hair.
Camel coat.
I had never seen him before.
But Gavin clearly had.
His face went white.
“Richard.”
Richard Field walked inside.
He looked at Gavin with disgust.
“You were trying to protect yourself.”
Gavin stood.
“What are you doing here?”
“Cleaning up your mess.”
Richard turned toward Eleanor.
“I received a call from your counsel.”
Then he looked at me.
“You must be Christopher.”
“Yes.”
He gave a grim smile.
“I’ve heard your name for years.”
“Hopefully not all bad.”
“Mostly from clients saying Gavin took credit for your ideas.”
Gavin snapped, “That’s enough.”
Richard ignored him.
Then came another revelation.
Richard still owned forty-nine percent of Mercer & Field.
He had not retired.
He had stepped away after years of fighting Gavin over how employees were treated.
And under their shareholder agreement, Gavin’s unauthorized transfer of confidential acquisition documents triggered a misconduct clause.
