At our son’s christening, my husband forced my mother on stage to serve his boss, yelling, “Serve him, you useless woman!” When she stumbled, he threw a tray at her and announced our divorce. They laughed, thinking they won. But they didn’t know I had just canceled his company’s entire funding…

then up at Jason, who suddenly realized his fatal error. Loyalty bought with money can always be outbid.

“Don’t listen to her!” Jason shrieked. “Kill her!”

The mercenary leader scoffed, spat on the ground, and walked over to the briefcase. He snapped it shut, grabbed the handle, and gestured for his men to leave. “Pleasure doing business, lady.”

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