, both Destiny and Pamela's faces fr

old, furious voice cut throug

ell is goin

ence call, his tie askew, his expression thunderous. His gaze swept over the chaos: the

threw herself into his arms. "Barron, I was so scared! I just

is eyes, when they met Alicia's, were filled with di

what is your prob

hysical blow. Alicia's heart felt like it was being squeezed in a vise. Sh

m I a Barne

stion. He frowned and glanced at Pamela, wh

red in Destiny's eyes. This was the perfe

ful. "Barron, don't blame her. She... she proba

were a con

ny gently aside and advanced on Alicia, hi

a storm. Alicia saw a flash of calculated fury in his eyes-not just the anger of a man whose f

she was an imposter. It was a humiliation for him and th

lived a lie for twenty-four years. Her fath

orced her spine to remain straight. She could lose her

out her phone and dialed a number. "Hello, is this the Se

heiress" status, embellishing the story of how she had

trying to snatch the ph

Alicia, but he cared about the Rivera family's image. This s

e. "Alicia, you have nothing now. You're not a

A woman like you doesn't deserve to have children wi

hreatened, Alicia surged with a strength she

to crush the bone. He dragged her in front of him, his ey

me, Alici

a pen from his pocket, slapping

papers right now, give up custody, and I'll make the media shut up. You

orrow morning, your 'fake heiress' scandal will be on the front page of every paper. You'll be

ked every e

ooked like a demon. She started to laugh, a broken, hollow sound. Tear

voice shaking with rage and d