Chapter 14

She dictated it right there:"AuraJet International confirms that two passengers were removed from Flight 101 upon arrival in London due to their repeated and reprehensible verbal abuse and discriminatory harassment of a fellow passenger and crew. AuraJet has a zero-tolerance policy for racism, bigotry, and abuse. The passengers in question have been banned for life. We are proud of our crew for handling a difficult situation and ensuring the safety of the cabin.""What about you, Ms. Jordan?" Jonathan asked. "The press will find out it was you.""Let them," Seraphina said, adjusting the strap of her bag. "It's time the world knew exactly what this airline stands for."The fallout was not just fast; it was catastrophic.By the time Seraphina was in her car heading to her London flat, #AuraJetRacist was trending. Someone's blurry phone video of Marcus being hauled off the plane was all over Twitter (now X)."That's Marcus Thorne," someone in the finance world tweeted. "Partner at Greystone Capital. What did he do?"The Daily Mail had the story by 10:00 a.m., the New York Post by noon:Billionaire Bigot: Patek-Wearing PE Partner Marcus Thorne Kicked Off Flight, Banned for Life After Racist Tirade. The Victim? Only the Billionaire Black Woman Who Owns the Airline.The story was irresistible: a perfect, self-contained drama of hubris and karma.At the London offices of Greystone Capital, an emergency board meeting was called. Greystone was an old-money firm, and its reputation was everything. Marcus Thorne, with his flashy new-money style, had always been tolerated because he was a rainmaker. But this was a public relations nuclear bomb.The firm's senior partner, a stoic man named Alistair Reed, read the AuraJet official statement aloud: "'Reprehensible verbal abuse and discriminatory harassment.' This is the official statement from an $8 billion corporation—a corporation, I might add, that we share several institutional investors with.""He's a fool," another partner spat. "To do this on any flight is moronic. To do it to Seraphina Jordan? The woman is a legend. She's on the board of the most powerful tech fund in the world. She's... she's Seraphina Jordan!"

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