Chapter 27 The Edge Of Everything

• The ceasefire didn’t last long.
• By morning, Lancaster Global’s legal team received a cease and desist order tied to an alleged breach of confidentiality during the Whitmore Development exposure. Ethan Draven had filed a lawsuit against both Steve and Sandra personally claiming “unauthorized use of proprietary information,” a move designed to stall momentum and paint them as reckless.
• Steve read the legal summons at the head of the conference table, the paper trembling slightly in his hand—not with fear, but with barely restrained fury.