All Chapters of He Fired Me. Now His Empire Is Burning: Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

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Chapter 1

I placed an onyx signet ring on the desk.The mark of the Corleone family’s consigliere.“I’m out, Godfather,” I said, my voice calm.Henry froze. For a split second, I saw a flicker of relief—no, joy—in his eyes.“Out? What kind of joke is this, Madeline?” He frowned. “The family is in the middle of crucial negotiations with the Colombians, and you pick now to leave?”“This isn’t a joke.” I ignored his anger. “The handover files are ready. As of now, I’m no longer your consigliere.”I knew Henry had wanted me gone for a while.For the last five years, I was the brains of the operation. I’d taken this broke-ass street crew on the verge of collapse and built it into a real family, something with a name.But as my reputation grew, the gratitude in Henry’s eyes turned to fear.“Are you threatening me, Madeline?” Henry sneered, leaning back in his chair. “You think the Corleone family can’t run without you? You really think you’re some kind of savior?”“I never thought that,” I replied coo

Chapter 2

With the ring on her finger, Lucy was drunk with power and couldn't wait to rub it in my face.“Madeline, I have to say, that ‘soft diplomacy’ crap of yours is ancient history.” She clicked over to me on her stilettos, looking down her nose at me. “This is a new era. You were always so timid, always going on about ‘family security.’ The truth is, you held the family back. Kept us from expanding. If you hadn't been dragging your feet, we would’ve taken over the neighboring blocks ages ago.”I looked at her face, a mask of stupidity and arrogance, and had to stop myself from laughing.Held them back?If I hadn't been playing politics and smoothing things over with the other major players, Henry’s half-baked plans and the Corleone’s lack of muscle would have gotten them eaten alive by the old New York outfits years ago.The only reason Lucy climbed the ladder so fast was because she was good at kissing ass and spent the last six months whispering poison in Henry’s ear, telling him I was b

Chapter 3

Seeing the malice on their faces, I couldn't help but let out a sarcastic laugh.Five years ago, the Corleone family was just another nickel-and-dime street crew, getting squeezed by the big players until they had nowhere left to run.On a rainy night, Henry, covered in blood, knelt before me, grabbing the hem of my coat and begging me to help him.He swore, red-eyed, that if I became his consigliere, he'd give me half of whatever empire he built.Now, the turf was secure, the empire was built, and he was terrified I had too much power.He’d rather trust a silver-tongued liar like Lucy, someone he could control, than the partner who’d built it all with him from scratch.It’s always the same story with greedy men in power.“I’ll give you my things. But if you or your goons lay a hand on me, Henry, I can burn this whole place down with you in it. And you know damn well I’m capable of it.”I stared at him, all the old deference gone from my voice.Henry’s expression shifted. After all the

Chapter 4

Listening to Henry’s righteous, hysterical screaming, for a second I thought I was hearing things.Skimmed from a smuggling run?The accusation was so absurd I laughed. “Henry, have you lost your mind? The other party in last week’s deal demanded an extra deposit. To keep the deal from falling through, I fronted the fifty grand from my own pocket, then reimbursed myself from the family account. As for the voucher, I already gave it to you.”“Voucher? What voucher? I never saw any voucher!” There was no shame in his voice. “Madeline, stop making up stories. That piece of paper isn’t here now, so there’s no proof! I say you skimmed it, so you skimmed it! The Corleone family has no place for a two-bit thief like you!”I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.I knew exactly what this was. He was just trying to screw with me.My clean break from the family clearly wasn't enough for him.“Give the money back!” Henry ordered viciously.“Fine,” I said, a smirk playing on my lips. I was too tir

Chapter 5

Listening to Henry’s near-hysterical screaming on the other end of the line, I stood on a sun-drenched terrace in Sicily and let a smirk play across my lips.“Henry, I think you’ve got two things wrong.”“First, the intel I gave you was perfect. The Colombians’ bottom lines, their deal-breakers—I wrote it all down in the handover file. Second, my handover is complete. Whether the Corleone family lives or dies is no longer my problem.”“The deal falling apart is Lucy’s problem. You should be calling her, not bothering me,” I said with a cold laugh.“Her? That damn bitch!” Henry’s voice filled with murderous rage at the mention of Lucy. “The second the deal went south and the guns came out, she vanished! I can’t find her anywhere! Madeline, you listen to me. You will get your ass back to New York and clean up this mess, right now! That’s an order!”“An order?” I let out a low laugh, as if I’d just heard the funniest joke in the world. “Henry, are you still half asleep? Let me say it agai

Chapter 6

A few days later, during a conversation with Don Vitiello, he brought up the Corleone family.“Word from New York is the Corleones took a massive hit in a shootout with the Colombians. They lost nearly half their turf, more than half their core crew is dead or wounded, and Henry himself got shot. The Corleone family is nothing but an empty shell now.”I wasn’t surprised by the news.“He got what he deserved, Don,” I said with a slight smile. “A boss who’s all greed and no brains is bound to run his family straight into the ground.”The old Don nodded in approval, but then his expression grew a little more serious. “However, it seems this Henry isn’t ready to go down without a fight. After failing to get help from other families, he’s started spreading a rumor throughout the North American underworld.”I raised an eyebrow. “Oh? And what’s he saying?”“He’s saying you betrayed the Corleone family. Claiming that when you left, you intentionally leaked the family’s core secrets and trade r

Chapter 7

“Madeline, my child, do you think we should see this fallen Mr. Corleone? After all, that shipping dock is the only card he has left to play.”A sly smile touched my lips. “Of course we should see him, Don. An old friend has come all this way, and with such a generous ‘gift.’ How could I miss the chance to catch up?”The meeting was set for that afternoon in the manor’s grand reception hall.Henry was led in by the butler.In just a few days, he looked like he had aged ten years.His once perfectly tailored suit now hung loosely on his frame. His eyes were sunken and bloodshot. The confident swagger of the Corleone Don was completely gone.The moment he saw the old Don, Henry practically ran towards him, his back bent low, his face plastered with a sycophantic grin. “Don Vitiello, it’s a true honor to meet you! As you know, the Corleone family has always hoped to build the strongest of friendships with you.”The Don just gestured coolly to the sofa across from him, telling him to sit.

Chapter 8

Henry completely broke.He just shook his head, muttering, “Impossible… you’re lying…”But he already suspected it. He just didn’t dare admit it to himself—admit that he had destroyed the entire Corleone family and cast out his most loyal advisor for a Russian spy.After leaving the Vitiello manor, Henry went insane.He blamed all of his failure, his humiliation, and the destruction of his family on Lucy’s betrayal.He went to the black market and hired a crew of mercs with a reputation for cruelty.He didn’t want Lucy to have a quick death. He wanted her to suffer.One night, as a torrential rain poured down on New York, Lucy was finally cornered. After a week of desperate hiding, the mercs trapped her in a dark, wet dead-end alley.Her once pretty, innocent face was now a mask of terror and despair.She tried to buy them off with her body and her money, but these were killers for hire. They weren’t interested.Bang! Bang! Bang!Riddled with bullets, Lucy collapsed into a filthy puddl

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