I have, so you want to drag us down, claw at us, sabotage us
until—”
“I think that’s enough.”
Dani was stunned when silence filled up the car. Not at the
silence, but at the fact that the voice that had just spoken was
hers.
Emily gave her a frantic warning look, but Dani couldn’t
stop herself.
“Your daughter is an amazing person. I might be a stranger,
that’s true enough, but I can already see that she’s a beautiful
woman with a good heart. She has far more talent than you
realize and far more guts. She didn’t allow herself to be
photographed. That man took that photo without our
permission and now he’s going to use it without our
permission. He intruded on a private moment and—”
“Just who are you? I don’t know how you know my
daughter, or what you think you’re going to get out of her with
this sham of a wedding, but—”
“The wedding might be a sham, but after hearing this, I’m
genuinely concerned for her. I can’t believe you’d verbally
assault your child this way, or any other person for that matter.
You might be angry, but that doesn’t give you the right to hurl
accusations and tear her down when she said she was sorry.
Everyone makes mistakes. I’d expect more grace from a man
who wants to lead this country.”
“Dani, don’t,” Emily said in a frantic whisper. “I’m sorry,
Dad.” She spo
ke up that time, which only made Dani more
frustrated.
“Don’t apologize for being who you are. What’s the real