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Amy’s Point Of View.
I thought Victor’s response to Michael Stevens’ suicide was measured and compassionate. Investors suffered a mixed reaction, and some were outright panicking. Once we reached home and rested in our bedroom, I saw messages and missed calls lighting up my husband’s phone almost constantly.
Some of Victor’s more personal contacts got through his filter process and plagued him with questions, mostly motivated by selfishness and greed. Nobody wanted to understand why my husband had begun a corporate raid on his one-time friend; they only cared about how much they might lose.
I lay on our bed, standing by to be supportive, wondering how the chips would fall. Victor had been courageous and decent, but Wall Street’s opinion mattered more than mine. My husband rode high because he delivered results that meant people got rich. This time, some of his investors, also Orville’s would lose out, at least in the short term.
When he tossed his phone on the bed in frustration, Victor smiled ironically and shook his head in frustration.
“Investors are frightened, Amy, which means the stock market moves on a foundation of sand. Admittedly, I could have handled this situation much better. I usually get ahead of the storm and play out my strategy after gaining support from my cohort.”
“Why is this time any different?”