The words spoken out loud had stung Karen deeply, hitting her right in her chest. Although she always thought her dad never quite looked her way, or praised her accomplishments when she made large wins, this was the first time she had heard him say those words, that he had actually disappointed her.
She knew the risk of what might come if she came here, that this would be his reaction and she didn't want to hear the rest. She wanted to turn around and go back through the doors where she had come in, but her feet wouldn't let her. It was as if she had rooted herself in place the moment he spoke. For all of her confidence in business, for all the times she had negotiated contracts and shut down competitors without hesitation, standing in front of her father made her feel small again.
"For the group to do this much to you, they must be rather powerful, they must have made their place in this world somehow." Dennis claimed. "Sure, I have the connections, I have the money to stop it.
