The rooftop went silent.

The woman in gold stared at her as if she had spoken another language.

“You’re lying.”

The younger woman wiped her son’s tears with one trembling hand.

“My father founded the company.”

The older woman’s face slowly lost its color.

“That’s impossible. His daughter disappeared.”

“No,” she said quietly. “She was pushed out.”

The guests began looking away from the woman in gold.

The boy held his mother’s hand.

“Mom… are we going home?”

She looked down at him, and her anger softened.

“Yes, sweetheart.”

The woman in gold stepped closer.

“You cannot shut down my stores.”

The younger woman’s eyes hardened again.

“They were never yours.”

Her phone vibrated.

She checked the screen.

“The flagship is closed. Your cards are frozen. The board has removed you.”

The older woman’s lips trembled.

“All this because I fired you?”

“No.”

The younger woman pulled her son closer.

“Because you humiliated a frightened child to prove you had power.”

The woman in gold looked around for support.

Nobody moved.

Then the younger woman revealed the truth that broke her completely.

“I took a job under you because my father suspected you were stealing from the company.”

Her voice dropped.

“Tonight, you confessed everything within reach of my phone.”

The woman in gold stared at the device, horrified.

The younger woman turned to leave with her son.

Behind them, the older woman whispered,

“Who are you?”

She stopped without looking back.

“The owner.”