The next morning, my attorney called before breakfast. My 34 percent ownership did not let me single-handedly shut down Ashby Holdings, but the shareholder agreement Grandpa had created required a supermajority for major new borrowing, and my consent was necessary for the expansion financing Dad wanted approved. I had not destroyed the project in six minutes. I had simply withdrawn the automatic approval everyone had assumed they would receive from the “silent” daughter.
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