Chapter 7

Chapter 7

On the drive home, I asked William about Alexander’s situation.

He sighed, then explained.

“The Sterling empire – it’s a mess. Alexander’s grandfather wants to hand over full control of the company to him after the marriage. But his aunt Victoria? She’s convinced the company should be split between her husband and Alexander’s father.”

“The problem is,” William continued, “those two are disasters in business. Especially his uncle – lost millions in a hedge fund scam. If Alexander hadn’t stepped in, half the family fortune would’ve vanished.”

Victoria, unable to change the grandfather’s mind, turned her attention to sabotaging Alexander instead. The marriage arrangement became her primary target.

“Alexander was watching Victoria, but he never expected her to use her own teenage son,” William shook his head. “He didn’t pay more attention to his cousin. That’s how he got drugged tonight.”

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this information, grateful our family was simpler – just us three, with no scheming relatives in

sight.

I glimpsed Castro’s name on the

William was navigating a tricky turn, I hesitantly answered on

Aveline returned home?” Castro’s

shot me an amused glance. “Yeah,

“Could I

widened. “She’s right here, mate. Speaker’s

softly.

so secret you can’t say it in front of

the past.

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about your obsession with Oriana? How many lookalikes have you burned through–five,

me God, if you don’t back off, I’ll hop on the next flight and ensure you spend the next month

up, tossing the phone aside as it

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