Were those words I heard correct? Was I hearing things? But I haven't drunk the wine from my glass, so how could I be? Or was it Mr. Valmont? I… What?
“She believes one person shouldn’t hold so much power,” Mr. Valmont went on. “She suggested dividing control of the company equally.”
“I didn't!" I burst as I shot to my feet, my chair scraping back and landing on the floor with a loud thud. “I never said anything of the sort!” I turned to the men, and they were all staring at me, their eyes wide, shock evident. But it wasn't just shock: there was hurt, too. “I swear, I never said anything of the sort! Yes, I did see him in the garden, but we never talked about something like that!”
“Are you calling your father a liar, Kaidora?” my mother asked, and my head whipped to her.
“Yes!” I ye
