The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights by Brick Moving Ant

Chapter 10

In a twist of poetic justice, Dad hired the same thugs to drag Victoria into the woods, forcing her to endure the exact brutality they had inflicted on me.

Victoria’s screams pierced the night.

She howled for Dad and Caspian between ragged breaths.

But no one appeared to rescue her.

“Why isn’t anyone coming for me?” she sobbed.

I had once asked the same question.

When they finally discovered her, Victoria was clinging to life. The medical report was unequivocal:

permanent paralysis from the waist down. She would spend the rest of her days in a specialized

bed, dependent on round–the–clock care.

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Dad and Caspian faced Class A felony charges for orchestrating the assault. The D.A. was pushing for

life sentences.

Their savage attempt at redemption meant nothing to me anymore.

In Monaco, Grand–père’s cliff–side estate commanded breathtaking views of the Mediterranean, the

massive property extending from the mountains to a private beach.

and peaceful, deliberately disconnected

I’d left behind.

during breakfast, his heart finally giving out

meticulously updated his will, naming me as the sole heir to the Rousseau Group

for his life in Monaco’s premier private hospital, a forty–something woman in last season’s Chanel stormed the estate gates, demanding entry. She claimed to be Jean–Claude’s daughter, insisting on her “rightful portion”

as Sophie Rousseau–the adopted daughter

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homecoming a

Mom, I wasn’t about to be intimidated

her, examining my nails. “You should be on your knees thanking him for not leaving you in whatever orphanage

with rage when our eyes

“I’m his real daughter! Twenty–five fucking years

to see Papa

signaling the security

you’re not welcome here. Not

completely unhinged. “You manipulative bitch! You’ve turned him against me!

“Insult me again, and I’ll ensure you leave Monaco in a body bag.”

the marble foyer, mascara streaking down her overdone

she too had been “cruelly Between heaving sobs, she claimed that afte discarded” by Jean–Claude when he discovered her embezzling from the company.

garbage,” she wailed. “Fucking disgusting old men just to pay rent.

her slowly, crouching down to her level, my voice dropping to

She built herself from nothing while you stayed here, pampered and privileged. And now you

up, brushing imaginary dust from my Hermès

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