My Brother Threw My Life Onto the Curb and Celebrated. The Next Morning, His Boss Called Me With a Question That Changed Everything.

“Good morning, Mr. Mercer.”

“Please, call me Daniel.”

His tone was unusually serious.

“Mara, I saw what Dylan posted last night.”

My stomach tightened.

“I’m sorry you had to see that.”

“Don’t apologize. I need to ask you something important.”

He paused.

“Did you authorize Dylan to negotiate on your behalf?”

I frowned.

“Negotiate what?”

“Our upcoming distribution center expansion.”

For a second, I forgot to breathe.

“What does Dylan have to do with that?”

Daniel exhaled.

“That’s exactly what I’m trying to establish.”

He explained that Dylan had been