They Regretted Firing Me
I tossed the empty piece of metal into her wet lap.
"You wanted real family warmth, Beatrice?" I whispered, my voice dripping with lethal amusement. "Consider this your traditional Thanksgiving mercy."
The entire room stared at me in absolute, paralyzing horror. The corporate illusion was completely gone. The internet, the live-stream, the viral hashtags—none of it mattered anymore. They finally remembered that beneath the executive title, I was still the Don.
I didn't even blink. I stepped over the shattered glass, walked straight through the cleared path, and left them frozen in the quiet terror of their own making.