CHAPTER FOURTY-FIVE

Mr. Miles was sitting in his living room, comfortably reading the daily newspaper magazine.

He flipped through the pages, he suddenly froze and his eyes widened in shock. There, on the page in front of him, was a story about the Miles Empire.

He read the headline again, hardly believing it: "Miles Empire's New CEO Cancels All Partnership Deals."

His heart pounded as he read the article, which detailed how Franklin, his own son, had decided to cancel all ongoing and future partnership deals for the company.

Mr. Miles felt anger and confusion. He hadn't been keeping up with the company's day-to-day operations ever since Franklin took over as CEO.

He trusted his son but this seemed like a drastic move. He needed to understand why Franklin had done this.

Mr. Miles called for Franklin. He waited impatiently, his mind racing with questions.

A few minutes later, Franklin entered the room, looking calm and collected.

"Dad, good day," Franklin greeted him with a warm smile.

Mr. Miles didn't re