She looked down at him, and her anger softened.
“Yes, sweetheart.”
The woman in gold stepped closer.
“You cannot shut down my stores.”
The younger woman’s eyes hardened again.
“They were never yours.”
Her phone vibrated.
She checked the screen.
“The flagship is closed. Your cards are frozen. The board has removed you.”
The older woman’s lips trembled.
“All this because I fired you?”
“No.”
The younger woman pulled her son closer.
“Because you humiliated a frightened child to prove you had power.”