Chapter 9 - I BOUGHT BACK THE COMPANY VICTOR ALMOST DESTROYED
Northlake survived Victor.
Barely.
Years of scandal damaged its reputation.
Investors wanted out.
The board considered selling.
I had returned to healthcare operations consulting by then.
Adrian called.
“Northlake is available.”
I laughed.
“Absolutely not.”
Three months later, I bought a minority stake alongside an independent investment group.
Life enjoys irony.
I did not become sole queen of the company.
I joined the board.
Helped rebuild compliance.
Created whistleblower protections.
Separated vendor approval across teams.
No single executive could repeat the old system easily.
Adrian invested nothing.
By design.
We were dating then.
I wanted clean boundaries.
He approved.
Actually, he said:
“Thank God. Working with you was exhausting the first time.”
I threw a folder at him.
He caught it.
May you like
The twins laughed.
Normal happiness had returned so gradually I almost missed it.
