“The nature of my presentation is confidential,” I replied.

“You don’t even know what ROI stands for,” she said.

“Return on investment,” I said. “It’s not that complicated.”

Josephine’s smile flickered. Before she could respond, our father appeared at the end of the hallway, flanked by two senior executives.

“What’s going on here?” Harold asked.

“Cecily wants to attend the board meeting,” Josephine said. “I was just explaining that isn’t possible.”