Three months later, I received an out-of-the-blue phone call from the producer of a top-rated talk show.
On the day of taping, the host turned to me and posed a question. "Do you believe you won this battle in the end?"
I met her eyes and answered evenly. "It all depends on how you define victory. Many people thought I intended to ruin his reputation completely, but that was never my aim. I let him retain half the company stock. He still owes my father a substantial amount of money, after all. If his company folded, he'd have no way to settle that debt. I made sure he'd have to keep grinding away at work and stick to fixed monthly installments. That is his real penalty."
My statements blew up online instantly, spawning a trending hashtag across every major platform: #SelenaLanesPerspect
