Chapter 13 - THE COMPANY PAYS FOR MY TEMPER
The lender delay I caused could not be undone by apology alone.
A subcontractor had borrowed short-term money when the joint redevelopment draw paused.
Interest and rush fees:
$11,800.
Another supplier rescheduled equipment:
$9,300.
Legal review:
$17,500.
Total:
$38,600.
I paid personally after counsel documented the connection.
Then the Orsini board.
I was chairman and majority owner.
That did not mean no one could criticize me.
Two independent directors requested a written explanation.
I provided one.
I acted on unverified assumptions and used a corporate banking relationship in response to a personal family crisis. That action was broader than justified by the known facts.
No:
but he drugged my daughter.
No excuse appended.
Then governance.
Any future suspension involving Rusk-affiliated contracts required review by independent counsel.
Good.
Gavin’s company remained on two maintenance contracts while legal review proceeded.
Was that emotionally satisfying?
No.
Was work being performed?
Yes.
Invoices paid.
Then one contract later ended at normal renewal because another bidder won.
No blacklisting.
No secret destruction.
Gavin would have consequences through law.
May you like
Not every institution I controlled.
That separation was one of the hardest things I learned.
