HER HUSBAND STATIONED TWENTY ARMED MEN OUTSIDE THE DELIVERY ROOM—BUT HIS WIFE WAS ALREADY TEARING DOWN HIS EMPIRE FROM 30,000 FEET

her stake.”

“That’s personal.”

“No,” Samuel replied. “It became corporate when the market found out before the board did.”

Ricardo’s phone buzzed endlessly.

Mónica.

His mother.

His attorney.

Unknown numbers.

Reporters.

The hospital.

The CFO.

For the first time in his adult life, every incoming call looked like a problem he could not fix.

Then a message appeared continue reading …