River went on, "I can't sacrifice Yantail. I just can't. Does that mean the only option

is for Yantail to be absorbed by Lafond Group? Become one of their subsidiaries?"

If he didn't change industries, the only way to avoid rivalry would be to merge.

But River didn't want that. Lafond wanted to acquire Yantail-but that wasn't what he wanted.

Zachary answered, "Weren't you already working on transforming Yantail? The

company isn't stuck in just one industry anymore. As long as you move away from

competing directly with Lafond, it'll be fine."

"There are hundreds of industries out there. And in every field, there are

opportunities for top talent. You could pivot and still thrive."

He paused. "But River, this is your life. I can't make that decision for you. If you're

not ready to make sacrifices, then stick with the status quo and see how things

go. Maybe in a few years, things will change."

added, "by then, you'll be in your thirties. Grandma's

knows how long she'll be around? She's always

get married. We

settle down

been nudging Alex

younger than River, and he was pushing thirty.

could marry if he

is a lifelong commitment. You've got to be sure

will live to see

a deep bond with their grandmother. Watching her

health issues terrified

want to imagine life

glue of the family. As long as she

gone-even though their parents would still be around-it would never feel

it had been when their grandfather passed. It took

with Grandma, it would

with her even longer now. Their

it through. Just don't

I think that's the best route-move Yantail into a different industry. That way, you're

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