“Yes, it is.”

“You told us you’d pay.”

“Only after both of you made it clear that my health mattered less than a designer sale.”

Rita stepped forward. “You humiliated us on purpose.”

“I let you choose whatever you wanted without spending my money. The embarrassment came from the promises you made using funds that never belonged to either of you — and from the way you treated the employees.”

Gordon picked up the petition. “You can’t just kick me out.”