isoner in the Rivera Estate. She was allowed to visit the nurse

the task of naming the babies, lock

her in the gardens, tell her embarrassing stories about Barron's

Alicia gathered her courage and brou

ur resolve. But Barron's legal team is the

en haunting her. She had no money, no connections,

, having overheard the last

mon knowledge? Alicia, don't be naive. Without my permission, not

nk. She knew he w

Barron's face, quickly followed by a scowl. He

I've chosen for the c

es were written in elegan

and nodded. "Acceptable. Yo

relief. As he was about

f his face melted into an incredible s

a low, gentle murmur. "I just fi

who was listening, every tender

he left without an

aving Alicia and Camila in

treating back and fin

er voice quiet but fir

"Why? Here, at least Barr

will be ground down to nothing. I don't want to beco

d on my own. I will make my own money, hire the best lawyers

lection of her younger self. She was sil

licia's disappointed face, she continued, "Leaving

rt your decision. This estate can be you

t on Alicia's. "This is the heirloom of the Rivera family's matriar

ssword, no limit. Consider it your startup capital

he bracelet on her wrist. Tears welled up,

war had jus

lected laptop. She logged on to a website she hadn't vis