“If it is a legitimate company, the review will establish that.”

Her mouth tightened. “You don’t know anything about my business.”

“No. Richard does.”

My mother’s voice sharpened. “You are destroying this family over one afternoon.”

“No. I am refusing to keep the family comfortable by pretending the afternoon did not matter.”

“What do you want?” Kendra asked. It was the first useful question either of them had asked.