Chapter 5

The day before the surgery, I revoked Chloe's access to the company's data.

I was still a shareholder. Everything was done by the book.

But she completely lost it.

I'd finished handling it that morning, and by the afternoon, Charles was storming into my office.

The door slammed open with a loud bang.

"Evelyn, did you revoke Chloe's access?" he demanded.

I looked up at him and replied, "Yes."

"Restore it right now," he demanded.

His order hit me like a punch to the chest.

"Why should I?" I shot back.

"She still has clients. If you revoke her access,…