transferred that morning at 9:00 a.m., when the board certified the new CEO.
To me.
I controlled the company.
“Why?” I whispered.
Eleanor looked at me.
“Because for ten years, every person in this family tried to make you smaller so you would be easier to manage. And every year, you became more capable anyway.”
Shiaoza jumped to his feet.
“This is theft!”
“It is my company,” Eleanor said.
“It’s my birthright!”
Her expression became completely still.
Then came the truth none of us had expected.
“No, Shiaoza.”
