Wealthy, powerful families aren't like ordinary large corporations.
Even at an ordinary corporation, transferring equity takes more than a day or two. The asset structures of prominent families are far more intricate and wide-reaching. A simple transfer of shares, even one that doesn't affect decision-making power, is an extremely time-consuming affair that can take weeks. If someone deliberately obstructs the process, it's not uncommon for it to drag on for six months or even a year.
Before today, with Kenneth Sutton's time being uncertain, the struggle between the Sutton Family's eldest and second sons was intensifying. The entire family was desperate to reclaim the shares Summer Sutton held, hoping to use them as a bargaining chip for the next person in power.
But realizing that the shares had been quietly transferred without their knowledge was another matter entirely.
The unknown is often the most frightening thing.
