My Brother Inherited The Family Company, Then Fired Me In Front Of Everyone, Calling Me “Dead Weight.” I Didn’t Argue—I Just Walked Out And Let Him Enjoy His Little Victory. A Few Days Later, I Opened The Envelope Dad Left Only For Me. What I Found Inside Didn’t Just Expose My Brother… It Threatened To Bring Down Our Whole Family Name.

“They are saying this is going to cause a huge mess with taxes. That you blew it up over nothing—over a rough holiday.”

Nothing.

A rough holiday.

I saw again my mom looking straight through me on New Year’s Day while everyone around me opened gifts and I felt something settle into place.

Briana must have seen it on my face because she switched strategies.

“Look,” she said, dropping her voice. “You know how things are run. Cash is just easier sometimes. People have done it like this forever.”

She leaned forward, eyes sharp.

“And Sadie loves her school. She loves her friends. If this gets any worse, we could lose the house, the shops, everything.”

Then she landed the line like a knife wrapped in velvet.

“Do you really want to be the reason she has to pack up her room and say goodbye to her whole life?”

I almost laughed because it was so textbook.

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