Chapter Four: The Sixty-Day Reckoning

8 million renovation and acquisition loan, on one condition—Lena would invest all remaining cash and pledge her shares in Horizon. “Lose, and you lose the company,” Noah murmured. Lena signed. “If we never buy the building, we are only creating value for the bank.” On day sixty, inspectors tested the most distant sprinkler. Pressure held. The accessible ramp missed its target by only three millimeters. Every firestop had a photograph and batch number. At four that afternoon, the permanent occupancy permit received its seal. That night produced Bayview’s highest daily revenue since reopening. The bank funded the loan, and Horizon exercised its $1.6 million purchase option. The hotel’s current appraisal was $7.