"What the hell are you laughing at?" Morris snapped.
"Nathaniel, are you going to walk out of here on your own, or do I have to call security to drag you out?"
I leaned back in my chair. "What do you think?"
When Valerie saw I wasn't budging, humiliation twisted into rage and she called the security guards in.
"Throw Nathaniel out of this building. I'm the one running this company now. Do you hear me?"
But the guards didn't move. They stood behind me, hands clasped, perfectly still.
"Are you all deaf? I said do it!"
I rapped my knuckles on the table, amused. "You heard her. Go ahead."
The guards moved instantly. One of them crossed the room and backhanded Valerie across the face, sending her sprawling.
"Valerie, I built this empire with my own two hands. You really think a pair of backstabbing lowlifes can take it from me?"
