Dad looked at me.
“Because she thinks she can.”
Then his expression changed.
“There’s something else.”
“What?”
“When I went back to discuss the payment, she mentioned your job.”
My stomach tightened.
“What did she say?”
“She reminded me that her husband employs his daughter.”
I immediately understood.
Melissa was trying to make Dad believe that demanding his money could somehow put my career at risk.
“Dad, I can talk to Richard.”
“No.”
“Why?”
“I want to handle it myself.”
Then he added:
“And I have something.”
“What?”
