Chapter 5

That blog post was a sharp knife aimed right at Richard's weak spot.

The damage wasn't just online.

His investors and partners were the first to react.

In business, reputation was everything.

And when a man was known for using up his wife and her family, people started to doubt his character.

Rumor had it that several deals, once considered locked in, were suddenly put on hold, with partners citing a need to reassess potential risks.

Meanwhile, the company's sharpest investors were blowing up the phone lines, carefully but persistently asking what was really going on.

With Richard scrambling to…