There’s another threat.
“Oh, for Pete’s sake, stop overreacting!” Alexei yelled from across the table, his eyes fixed on his father’s stern face. “No one’s gonna kill me. You should be more worried about Ezekiel. He can’t die. He has a family.”
“And you don’t?” his father suddenly said, his voice firm and commanding.
Everyone in the table seemed to stop breathing, and only when Alexei slammed a hand down on the table did the silence break.
“I’m the CEO of Salvatore Holdings, it’s only natural that I get these kinds of threats. What? Have you never received any threat your entire life?”
“But this is different.”
“How?”
“Al,” Ezekiel finally said after being silent the entire dinner. “Just step down, alright? It’s not permanent. Before you know it, you’re back in the company. We just
