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Elias looked at the "Exit Strategy" clause. It promised him wealth, but it guaranteed the termination of three hundred employees—people who had worked in his garage when the company was just a dream. He thought of Sarah in accounting, who was putting her son through college, and Mike in the warehouse, who had just bought his first home.
His fingers touched the cool paper. The pressure from his board of directors was immense. The prestige was beckoning. But the pit in his stomach had grown into a chasm. He realized that "winning" this deal meant losing his soul.
"You're walking away from forty million dollars over sentimentality?" Marcus laughed, a harsh, jagged sound. "You'll be bankrupt by Christmas."
Marcus blinked, his smile faltering. "Excuse me? We’ve spent six months on this."
"The terms have changed," Elias said, standing up. "Or rather, I have. My people aren't line items on a spreadsheet. They’re the reason this company exists. If this deal requires their heads, then there is no deal."
He walked out of the glass-walled office and into the crisp afternoon air. His phone began to vibrate incessantly—angry texts from investors, frantic calls from his lawyer. He ignored them all. For the first time in years, the weight on his chest was gone. He hadn't landed the biggest deal of his career, but as he drove toward the office to tell his team their jobs were safe, he knew he had finally closed the only deal that actually mattered. If you'd like, I can:
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"You're walking away from forty million dollars over sentimentality?" Marcus laughed, a harsh, jagged sound. "You'll be bankrupt by Christmas." It promised him wealth, but it guaranteed the
Marcus blinked, his smile faltering. "Excuse me? We’ve spent six months on this."
"The terms have changed," Elias said, standing up. "Or rather, I have. My people aren't line items on a spreadsheet. They’re the reason this company exists. If this deal requires their heads, then there is no deal."
He walked out of the glass-walled office and into the crisp afternoon air. His phone began to vibrate incessantly—angry texts from investors, frantic calls from his lawyer. He ignored them all. For the first time in years, the weight on his chest was gone. He hadn't landed the biggest deal of his career, but as he drove toward the office to tell his team their jobs were safe, he knew he had finally closed the only deal that actually mattered. If you'd like, I can:
