"I was attending my own former company's shareholder meetings," I said. "Meetings I had every legal right to attend, given my ownership stake, which Ethan seems to have conveniently forgotten to mention to you."
Ethan's head snapped toward me. "What ownership stake?"
I said nothing, understanding that this particular revelation would land with considerably more devastating impact when properly documented and presented through my attorney rather than casually mentioned in a hospital consultation room.