Stephanie was about to say something downright caustic, but it seemed that the seriousness of the situation was rammed into Alistaire via the car. It would of course be something relatively petty like that that would trigger decisiveness in Alistaire, but regardless, she'd rather he understand what was happening.

Thankfully, a lot of Stephanie's people were independent of Shaw Industries and even the Industries team had more loyalty to the Shaw name than to the company per se. The apartment was an ironic blow, as she was planning to move in with Marcelo anyway. It would simply have to be expedited.

"My legal team will be available. Even some of the Shaw people can be convinced to work on promise of future payment if need be. Don't underestimate their determination to stay out of his hands. I'll still have some connections, unless he can get me fired off the Board as well.

I'd be curious to know where your train of thought continues to. Personally, I suspect that if he's finally got the guts to attack us, that he'll be trying to do more than financially inconvenience us."

She looked contemptuously at her glass of wine and finished it in a gulp.

"He's a trapped animal. Nothing to do but put him down." She looked at him. "Or this madness will continue, one way or the other." Other words were on the tip of her tongue, but she had a moderate reputation for gentility that she'd like to upkeep.