She didn’t even want a dog. 

Her attitude shifted when the pregnant Frenchie her husband found abandoned had a litter of seven that sold for $30,000.

One litter led to another; One jackpot after another. He soon quit his job to be a full-time breeder. 

All she saw were dollar signs, and by the ninth litter, he left.

“Run your own puppy empire,” were his last words to her. 

Word Count: 70

Prompted from Weekend Writing Prompt at: https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2021/11/06/weekend-writing-prompt-234-empire/.