nce Group's top level. She ignored the frantic protests of the executive

p designer suit and a Bluetooth earpiece. At the sight of Julia b

ia, this is a corporate office, not your country

eather guest chair, sat down, and slammed her tablet

bows on the wood. "I'm not here fo

lips curling into a sneer. "What?

n. "I'm selling my complete inheritance rights

hed over the rim of her cup, splattering acr

rching for the punchline of a bad joke. But

coffee with a tissue. "What game are you playing?

l host's impatient, reckless energy. "I can't wait until I'm twenty-five. I

r of panic. "I need cash. Now. Give me five milli

million. It was a predatory deal that would

hesitation. "Five million in liquid cash is a

e act, Eleanor. If you don't want it, I'll go to Dad.

d toward

lightly with panic. She stood up.

torious smirk. She instantly wiped the smile away, turne

tly with suppressed excitement. "Have the head of the Legal Department

the office was the hum of the air

Eleanor pointed a manicured finger at a specific clause. "Add a stipula

traight to the last page, grabbed the heavy Montblanc

e intent is signed. You have three days to wire

, raw greed shining in her eyes

glass handle and looked back. "And keep your mouth shut.

our little secret." She wanted Robert to

and walked out. Her heels fa

poiled, panicked expression vanished from Juli

The foundation of her

The Los Angeles sky was bleeding

Instead, she pulled out her phone, opened an encrypted

o see the