He had a good eye for predicting the potential of things.
He had less ability to decide what he should become once he had won.
He continued buying properties on the South Side of Chicago long before that made much business sense.
Converted warehouses, abandoned commercial areas, half-dead apartment complexes.
Richard had tolerated it for years because Isaiah's other businesses more than compensated for it.
But after the deal with Thompson was closed for twelve million dollars, Richard entered Isaiah's office after the board meeting, closed the door, and finally said what the entire executive team had been hinting at.
How long are you going to keep doing this to yourself?
Isaiah didn't look up from the stack of documents in front of him.
What was he doing?
"To pretend that those properties are simply properties."
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