I glanced at the screen and felt a flicker of irritation rising inside me.
I was about to speak and set the record straight, but the host cut in immediately.
"Elise certainly has a great sense of humor... She has livened up the atmosphere in our broadcast room in no time!" he said with a smile, playing the role of peacemaker. "Let's not take her words too seriously, everyone."
I was left speechless. I had never met anyone who could twist words quite so skillfully.
I sent a message to my older brother, asking him to come pick me up. Sensing from my tone that something was wrong, he had his assistant pull up the live feed from my interview.
Within just a few minutes, the host, who had been chatting and laughing with Chantal, was called away, and a new host, a woman with a warm and appro
