“Daniel?”
Daniel swallowed.
“Alyssa’s family trust owns the preferred shares.”
Aaron’s face went completely white.
“And those shares carry voting control.”
Silence.
I leaned back.
“Which means that although everyone calls you the founder…”
I paused.
“I control the company.”
Aaron’s mother stood abruptly.
“This is absurd!”
“No,” I said quietly.
“What’s absurd is that none of you ever bothered to check.”
Aaron looked at me as though he were seeing me for the first time.
“You planned this.”
“No.”
I shook my head.
“I planned to love you.”
My voice cracked slightly.
“That was the only plan I ever had.”
For a moment, nobody spoke.
Then Aaron walked around the table.
“Alyssa, listen to me.”
I looked up.
His voice softened.
“I made mistakes.”
“You cheated.”
