Hurman kept quiet, unable to think of an immediate reply.
"You would let me and Lyle teach the classes but you were the only one allowed to move students up to the next class. You would let Mertin manage the property staff and finances but you kept him on a leash the whole time. It was only after Lyle's accident that you let me and Mertin handle our parts of the family business without looking over our shoulders every other second…" Jonon unloaded his feelings verbally, still not looking Hurman in the eye.
"I've always trusted--"
"No, you haven't," corrected Jonon with the shake of his head. "You've only trusted us to the extent that you had to. You still wanted to be a part of every part of the process instead of trusting us to do the jobs you taught us to fulfill
"Don't get me wrong. I'm pissed to hear of Mertin's betrayal and what he's done behind my back. But had you just trusted us from the get-go, do you think he would've done this?"
