Dominic finally realized he had just humiliated his own uncle—the secret owner of the club.
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Chapter 9
Dominic expected exile.
He almost wanted it.
Grand consequences make self-pity easier.
I gave him something worse.
Work.
He lost management immediately.
No authority.
No badge.
No office.
Then I offered him one path to remain inside Castellano business.
Six months in vendor operations under Arthur Carter and Mrs. Lane from housekeeping.
No supervision authority.
He would process invoices.
Delivery schedules.
Inventory.
Staff meal counts.
He stared at me.
“You want me working for the baker?”
“I want you learning what happens after you move numbers on a page.”
He refused.
For three days.
Then accepted.
Not humility yet.
May you like
Fear of being completely irrelevant.
Good enough to start.
