s ragged. Sweat beaded on his forehead and dripped down his neck.
tive. "Mother, perhaps Lillian only hired those bad tutors by mistak
er hand on the brass doorknob,
pointed a shaking finger at her. "Your attendance at the Beaumont gala will only hig
ntirely. She reached under her heavy
ough the room. The large steel wall safe
acks of bound ledgers a
, red-bound folder. It was the master ledge
desk. The heavy smack of the leath
" Geneviev
locked onto the red folder. It was the physical
nted a manicured, wrinkled f
s the primary trustee, I have the legal right to freeze all camp
arted as he struggled to breathe. He realized
ge of the desk. "Freezing the funds three months before the election...
less. "I would rather burn your career to the
from the back of the folder and s
of Lillian's estate management privileges, her access to the famil
He knew that signing this would cause a massive, v
pulled her silver Montblanc pen from her pocket and slid it directly into his tremb
Eleanor whispered, her voice right next
verrode his marital loyalty. He gripped the silv
document with a jagged, aggressive signature, effectively
She inspected the signature, nodded once, and lo
en son. "Eleanor is the only one fit to represent this famil
ompletely broken. His eyes remained fi
" Genevieve ordered. "Do not return
avoided Eleanor's gaze. He shuffled out of t
g Eleanor and Genevieve alone
fingers. The adrenaline of the confrontation faded, revea
up of hot tea and placed it gently on the desk in front
sharp again. "Execute the rest of
ardened into a mask of pure resolve.
ocument's power burned in her mind. Clara was waitin
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