The death of the old man shocked everyone, especially Mahlon, who had always relied on the old man's business ideas but not having him around violated the company's confidentiality, and all of the company's employees were in his hands.

He can get rid of those he only kept around because of his grandfather, and since Matthew elected not to be a part of the company, even though he still owns the shares left in his name by the old man, he chose not to have a say and instead delegate everything to Mahlon.

They only had a small gathering of family members, friends, and a few firm employees who worked...