My Business Partner Locked Me Out And Smirked, “Sue Me—You Can’t Afford A Lawyer.” I Didn’t Sue. I Made One Quiet Call About The Unlicensed Enterprise Software Keeping Our Whole Operation Running… And 48 Hours Later, An Audit Notice Hit His Inbox And The Company Started Unraveling Fast.

I started noticing other things, too. Jordan’s wardrobe upgraded significantly. New suits every month, designer watches, different luxury car every six months, always leased, always categorized as business expenses.

His office got renovated twice in one year. Expensive furniture, artwork on the walls. Meanwhile, my office still had the same $200 IKEA desk we bought in 2018.

When I asked about it, he’d laugh it off. “Image matters, Cameron. Clients expect a certain look.

You’re too practical to understand branding.”

I let it slide. Mistake number 17 in a series of mistakes. By early 2024, I was running operations, managing consultants, handling client emergencies, doing sales follow-ups Jordan forgot about, and somehow still finding time to bail him out when he dropped the ball on proposals.

A furniture manufacturer in Indiana wanted a comprehensive efficiency audit. Jordan promised them a proposal by Wednesday. Thursday afternoon, they called me asking where it was.

Jordan had forgotten entirely. I stayed up until 3:00 a.m. building the proposal from scratch.

We got the contract. Jordan took credit at the signing. I brought it up in March during what was supposed to be our quarterly financial review.

Jordan showed up 23 minutes late, smelling like cologne that costs more than my truck payment, checking his phone every 30 seconds. “We need to talk about workload distribution.”

Jordan didn’t even look up from his phone. “What about it?”

“You’re not pulling your weight.

I’m handling your client follow-ups, your project reviews, your emergencies. I just spent three nights rebuilding a proposal you forgot about.”

He finally looked at me, smiled. Not the friendly kind.

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