Chapter 8 - Sabine needed the deal badly
Laurent Atlantic had problems.
Not insolvency.
Pressure.
Two major yacht deliveries were delayed.
A European lender was tightening terms.
Insurance premiums increased after a dock fire.
The company remained valuable.
But cash flow was strained.
Our joint venture would provide:
New capital.
Access to my marina network.
Shared procurement.
Refinancing flexibility.
Sabine personally owned 19% of Laurent Atlantic.
Her family trust owned more.
If the transaction closed successfully, she would retain a powerful executive position and avoid a distressed asset sale.
So when she threatened:
Your daughter will learn who her real father is—
it was not random cruelty.
She believed the information gave her negotiating leverage over me.
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The question was:
How had she obtained it?
