The Million-Dollar Heart by Rebecca Ryan

Gavin only needed a glance to know what was on his mind, and he could barely suppress a scoff.

He hadn't realized before that Harrison, the lad, was quite the schemer.

But, after all, Harrison was his chosen one, not to mention his son-in-law, definitely closer to him than Kipling could ever be.

Although displeased, Gavin's irritation dissipated quickly. After all, marrying Victoria off to Harrison wasn't because of Harrison's seemingly honest face. "Relax, the Grimshaws will have someone to assist you. After all, if you mess up, our ancient warrior lineage plan might just get blown wide open. And then, we'd be in real trouble.”

Victoria rolled her eyes, clearly impatient, "You got him here to set up a lab, so why drag me into this? I could be sleeping right now."

Her casual demeanor fanned the flames of Gavin's irritation. He glared at his daughter coldly, "Can't I call you over if there's nothing urgent? Look at yourself, ever since I stopped involving you in our affairs, you've been lazing around. If it weren't for your earlier failures, would the Grimshaws have to resort to this method? Half of this mess is on you!"

Victoria slouched in her chair. She had intended to slack off and ignore Gavin's scolding, letting it in one ear and out the other.

But his last statement made her eyes snap open, "What do you mean I'm also responsible?! Every idea about Kaitlyn was yours, how is it my fault if things didn't work out?"

She couldn't stand Gavin's way of shifting the blame. Always wanting someone else to take the fall for him. Dream on!

Clearly infuriated by Gavin, yet aiming to maintain her image, Victoria didn't mince her words, "You pushed everyone away from me to make me marry Harrison, all so I could dedicate myself to your cause, didn't you? Which of your orders haven't I followed through the years? Every time you wanted to target Kaitlyn, wasn't I the one playing the villain? And now, when things don't pan out, you blame me? Kaitlyn's lawsuit is a result of your overbearing actions!"

She wasn't the least bit intimidated by Gavin's fierce glare.

Facing Harrison's gaze, she found joy in every word that hit Gavin's sore spots, "If you hadn't dredged up past affairs, causing the Littletons such distress that they ended up in the hospital, would Vivienne have stepped in to help Kaitlyn? She probably didn't even know the extent of your previous deeds! Now that your plans have failed, you're looking for a scapegoat? Sorry, but I, Victoria, won't be taking the fall for this!"

Her entire demeanor radiated anger, "You've cornered yourselves, and that's on you! Don't try to pin all the blame on me. If anyone's at fault, it's you for going too far!"

"You! You!"

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"She's had enough breaks..."

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