Victor Collapsed for Real
Chapter 12 - Victor Collapsed for Real
Two months after the gala, Victor collapsed during a board meeting.
This time, there was no poison.
His heart condition had worsened.
At the hospital, he requested no family-controlled physician. Independent doctors treated him and stabilized the rhythm.
The event frightened everyone.
Graham’s lawyers claimed it proved the gala dose was harmless because Victor experienced similar symptoms naturally.
Toxicologists explained the difference.
A natural condition did not justify administering drugs secretly. The poison had exploited a known vulnerability.
Victor understood another lesson.
His dependence on personal strength had delayed succession reform. He wanted to believe he could control the company indefinitely and correct Graham later.
Health removed that illusion.
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He transferred his shares into an independent stewardship trust before leaving the hospital.
No single Westmont would control the company again.
