Chapter 9

Even now, they couldn’t comprehend the depth of their betrayal.

“Caspian,” I said quietly, “Mom was literally driven to her death by Camilla Winters. And you chose Victoria over your own sister. Does it ever cross your mind that Mom might be watching all this

from wherever she is?”

Caspian’s face crumpled like wet paper. He stumbled backward as if physically struck.

“Jesus Christ,” he choked out, clawing at his hair. “What have I become? Who the fuck am I

anymore?”

Dad remained desperate, oblivious to his son’s breakdown.

He grabbed my hand with trembling fingers, his designer stubble now patchy and unkempt.

“Sweetheart, come on. This is just–this is just a rough patch. Every family has them.”

“You’re barely nineteen. How are you going to survive out there alone? You need us, Val. You need

me.”

The mighty Maxwell Dagonet–who once made Fortune 500 CEOs quiver–now practically on his

knees.

“Please, baby girl. One more chance. I’ll sell the Hamptons house. I’ll give to whatever charity you want. Just tell me what to do.”

clinical detachment, like watching a mediocre

row.

Loro Piana

irritated. “My granddaughter has made her wishes clear. The

froze like they’d been tasered.

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What the actual

from Ukraine! We don’t have a grandfather! Val, this guy is scamming you!”

up from checking my manicure. “He is, in fact, our grandfather.”

biological father–and, incidentally, the controlling shareholder in what’s left of Dagonet Industries.”

series of

not… you can’t

Grand–père could signal security, the clinic doors burst

out of Juilliard! Everyone’s against me! You have to do something!” Victoria stumbled in, looking like

looked at her before his expression transformed into pure disgust.

from me! Didn’t I make it crystal clear

special Victoria blinked rapidly, mascara smudging girl. Your real

please-” she reached toward him

her hand away like it was contaminated.

and you tried to cripple my sister. You

backhanded her across the face–twice–the sound

her to her

TO HER! RIGHT

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blows, her cashmere sweater

trust fund disaster.

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