ts and, when legally required, to regulators and law enforcement.
Daniel jumped to his feet.
“You’re firing me?”
“The board is.”
“You control the board!”
“I control enough votes to stop you from using Grandpa’s company like an ATM.”
Dad’s face turned red.
“You ungrateful little—”
I stared straight at him.
“Say it.”
He stopped himself.
“Call me the bad investment again.”
Nobody moved.
The boardroom suddenly seemed enormous.
I leaned back in my chair.
“That’s what I thought.”
They still assumed that removing Daniel would destroy the company along with him.
That became their final mistake.
I placed another document on the table.
“Before freezing the expansion, I negotiated a smaller credit facility with Harrison Commercial Bank. No new factory. No reckless expansion. Existing jobs remain protected.”
The independent director nodded.
“We also have an interim CEO ready.”
Daniel stared at me in disbelief.
“You planned all this?”
“For months.”
Mom whispered, “You wanted us to fail.”
“No.”
I shook my head.
“I wanted the company to survive you.”
The forensic audit continued for four months.
