ned her eyes, the midday sun was streaming throug

sedatives had been metabolized through focused breathing exercises,

er former self, but her balance, reaction tim

racks of pastel tulle, sequined minis, and

crisp white silk button-down shirt, and a pair of fla

e stairs, the atmosphere on the gr

ed. Victor sat at the head of the table, his face grey

n heavy foundation to conceal their puffy, tear-stained cheeks.

t a high-backed c

, and poured a cup of black coffee, eating with the focused, me

is knuckles whitening around

placing the cup down wit

night's... incident. I have thoroughly reprimanded your sister. Julissa has been stripped of her credit cards

ounding for cont

was breathtaking. In his mind, sweeping a felony under the rug was an

stine asked, wiping he

o you want me to drag this family into the press?

our stock value," Justine re

printed from her laptop an hour earlier, and slid it across the mahoga

rhythm. "Under the terms of her testamentary trust, fifty million dollars in liquid securities and the Vance family estate

azel gaze directly onto Dar

, the power of attorney was illegally transferred to your name via a forged signature. You have siphoned twenty

st her plate. "Victor! She's lying! She's hacking p

like a broadsword. "He and a team of federal forensic auditors will be arriving here tomorrow at nine sharp. If every cent is not restored to my primar

p, buttonin

smoothly, turning on her heel

the manicured gardens, needing clean air away from their sten

er thread that

name into the searc

an Group was an international behemoth-an empire controlling sovereign debts, deep-sea mining, and black-budget defense

ion surveillance photo of Jennings

es nar

les. The cold, calculating grey eyes. The man who had pi

, her mobile phone buzzed with an incomi

bringing the phone t

e receiver. "I am Mr. Sterling, Chief Legal Counsel fo