"Summer, are you crazy?" Warren lunged toward me, reaching for my shoulders.
I stepped back and slipped out of his reach.
"That company was our blood and sweat! Who gave you the right to pull the plug on it?" he yelled.
"Correction." I met his gaze evenly. "It was my blood and sweat. Your biggest contribution was raising a glass at celebration dinners and telling everyone how tough you had it."
Warren's face turned crimson.
He clearly wanted to explode, but the termination letter from the Horizon Group was still clutched in his hand like a verdict he couldn't escape.
"Summer." His voice softened without warning. "I spoke out of line. I'm sorry. Don't take it out on the company. We worked too hard to get where we are now."
"We did." I nodded. "Which is exactly why I won't let you des
