Chapter 1

It was September in Dasmieca. In the fancy Jennings family mansion in Shoneport, five people sat in the living room, the tension thick enough to choke

on.

Briar Jennings, fresh off a flight from abroad, kicked ba the other couch across from her, clearly uncomfortable.

Gunfire from a phone game kept blasting from Briar’s phone,

“Briar, you just got back. You don’t even know the first thing me? You’ll still get your annual cut just like before.”

Briar didn’t even glance up. Her thumbs kept tapping.

a couch, legs crossed like she owned the place. The other four were crammed together on

cutting thrash her father’s voice every time he tried to speak.

a

Edgar continued, “Your brother’s grown now. It’s time he started learning the from scratch.”

company,” Edgar Jennings said. “Why don’t you hand your shares over to

rope

I could transfer him half your shares so that he doesn’t have to start

There was still nothing from Briar.

“And about that engagement to the Hargreaves boy,” Edgar added.ve been

sister take your place?”

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No matter what he said, Briar just kept playing, like he wasn’t

there.

don’t even know him

thin. His face darkened, but before he could explode, Halle Jennings–his ever–graceful wife and longtime expert at playing the

she just got home,” she said sweetly.

weren’t so sweet. They

Beatrice jumped up and snatched the phone from Briar’s hands. “Briar, Dad’s talking to you! Where are your manners?

face turned stone cold. She shot Beatrice a look sharp

to kill.

“Give it back.”

a deer caught in the headlights. The

On her spine.”

phone back. The game was over. Her teammates were cussing her out in the group chat. Her mood soured

Her luggage

He didn’t care. All he wanted was her shares–and to dump her

Some father he was.

again, Edgar had never been much of a

the arranged marriage. But that didn’t mean she’d let

like her mother–Rosalia–who gave up everything, even her life,

was that just three months after Rosalia died, Edgar shamelessly moved

months older than Briar. Their sudden appearance

was still the

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went after Edgar

had held 60% of the shares, and before she died, she secretly left them all to

one thing she’d done right after everything else had fallen

found out, it was too late. Zeke’s family had already taken Briar out of the country. Edgar didn’t

the ones who pushed Rosalia to her death. They had wanted revenge, but no matter

they tried, Edgar

had someone powerful backing him. Some of the company’s new products didn’t even

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