Chapter 22 - I begin dismantling my own empire
Alessandra would not come home while my life remained what it had been.
She did not issue an ultimatum.
She did not need to.
I understood.
Federal investigators already had questions about my businesses.
Some I could answer.
Some I could not answer safely without lawyers.
I made a decision that enraged half my family.
I separated Bellucci Maritime and Hospitality from every entity that operated in shadows.
Sold assets.
Closed businesses.
Terminated people whose real job descriptions never appeared on payroll.
Through counsel, I negotiated cooperation regarding certain historical conduct.
Did that make me innocent?
No.
Did becoming a father erase what I had been?
No.
But transformation without cost is branding.
Mine cost money.
Influence.
People.
May you like
Reputation.
Good.
