It was a strategy with dual benefits. The infusion of cash would plug the company's financial gaps, and slowly acquiring shares would solidify her position over time.
Her plan was simple, but deadly effective. She would reinvest the biannual dividends, keep buying in small increments, and let time do the rest. Eventually, as her shares accumulated, she could begin reclaiming ownership, piece by piece, until full control returned to her hands.
She smiled faintly at the thought.
At eighteen, she had started the company with nothing but drive and desperation. Back then, every investor had felt like a lifeline, and giving up equity seemed like a fair trade for survival. But now?
Now, she knew better.
The company's current crisis was bad, terrible, even, but she saw something no one else did: opportunity.
