“Now I go home, sleep, and try to figure out what my life looks like without the family I thought I had,” I said.

“And the company?” he asked.

“I don’t want to be CEO,” I said. “I never did.”

We stopped at the revolving doors. “I just want the company my grandmother built to be run by people who actually care about it—not people who see it as their personal inheritance,” I said.

Woods nodded slowly. “The board will want to meet with you—discuss transition plans, your role going forward,” he said.

“I know,” I said. “But not today.”