Chapter 5: The Offer

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:13:39 +0000

A week after the cricket match, the summons was sent. It bore the discreet letterhead of a Swiss legal firm representing 'Nebula Holdings,' requesting a confidential meeting with the CEO of Malhotra Sustainable Solutions to discuss "matters of mutual strategic interest." The venue was not a boardroom, but the Oak Room, a private dining chamber in the venerable, members-only confines of The Athenaeum Club on Pall Mall. It was a space that spoke of old money, hushed power, and decisions made far from the public eye.