Alistaire was about to tell his dear aunt his leading guess as to what her project was, when they were interrupted. His face twitches into a grimace for a moment, and he shrugs. "He's your brother. Probably just making a pest of himself until he gets a trust alteration to shut him up again. Bold, I grant you, but--
And then Alisa shows up. Alistaire goes very still at the news she shares, although his expression doesn't change. He turns back to Stephanie. "We're under attack. He's moving more decisively than I would have expected." He gets out his backup iPhone, glad he always kept a few on pay as you go cash accounts since they were harder to interrupt service to. He starts tapping away at his contacts menu. "We'll need investigators, first and foremost. Grandfather's will was ironclad, so if Shinobi has managed to get a court order, it has to be from a judge securely in his pocket. He doesn't have the financial means to buy one, so it'll be blackmail." He looks up at Stephanie. "I'll need your legal team on this. Mine is better for keeping me in the papers, but out of jail and off the front page. They don't have the business litigation experience yours do. Do you have any on a retainer independent of Shaw Industries money?
Family infighting over the business is all well and good, historically respected even, but Alistaire Shaw's father just took his car away. Modern society dictates this means war.
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And then Alisa shows up. Alistaire goes very still at the news she shares, although his expression doesn't change. He turns back to Stephanie. "We're under attack. He's moving more decisively than I would have expected." He gets out his backup iPhone, glad he always kept a few on pay as you go cash accounts since they were harder to interrupt service to. He starts tapping away at his contacts menu. "We'll need investigators, first and foremost. Grandfather's will was ironclad, so if Shinobi has managed to get a court order, it has to be from a judge securely in his pocket. He doesn't have the financial means to buy one, so it'll be blackmail." He looks up at Stephanie. "I'll need your legal team on this. Mine is better for keeping me in the papers, but out of jail and off the front page. They don't have the business litigation experience yours do. Do you have any on a retainer independent of Shaw Industries money?
Family infighting over the business is all well and good, historically respected even, but Alistaire Shaw's father just took his car away. Modern society dictates this means war.