I kept a straight face. "Why should I explain myself to anyone for transferring my own shares to my daughter?"

Mary snorted. "Your shares? Remember those shares were gifted to you by Edward, which means those shares belonged to the Nixons".

Edward had given me those shares when he fell ill, temporarily giving me control over the Nixons. Without that, I never would have had a stake in Kajer Tech.

"That's true," I admitted. "But when he gave them to me, I paid him for them. That means Kajer Tech has no ties to the Nixons anymore. Yet for the past few years, I've reinvested all my dividends from Kajer...