octor said, "I'm sorry. We've done everything we can, but Raymond's

odbye

rowed in deep anxiety as

ited to the state... Damn it, what are we supposed to do? None of us have seen Samira in years. Neither has he! God knows what was goi

d of panic had hung o

's father, Raymond, had

to his eldest granddaughter, Samira. The rest of the fami

set to become the m

re Raymond took his last breath, all of the Harper

pent the last few days tearing th

s, she seemed to have vanish

mian, there hadn't been a sing

s to spite us! Who knows what rock she

, spat the words, a furious twitch

her mother out of the family. After later giving birth to her third child,

she'd end up with a

anding right in front of him, t

's awake!" Bianca

ged into the h

My Sam

for over twelve days. He

is only concern was his

He had even begun to suspect that Amelia had someho

l is completely unfair! You're leaving them with next to nothing! They'll be beggi

m... Let me see Sam. As long as she isn't

"Who knows where she went? Besides, if she actually cared a

a's eyes. Unable to hold her tongue

ave any idea wher

tue. He didn't have the

had fully expected Samira to cling to him. At

ay. She took nothing but her ID. She had even left behind the bank card

io silence. And Damian's pride certainly wouldn

hole y

t easily. He had drafted countless plans to shake her off the secon

ply vanished f

" Raymond wh

crashing! Get th

Raymond's heart was giving out. Tears welling in th

r the dying old man and more for the fortun

clack,

f high heels suddenly echoed

ic

e hospital roo

mited-edition handbag, and oversized sunglasses obscured nearly her entire f

ance that seemed to drop the tempera

we know her? Who

here to see my

her sunglasses before s

e gasp of shock rippl

hanged dr

perfectly straight. Now, it was a rich, wavy

unced lightly arou

meek, sweet girl next door; in her place stood a mat

naive innocence that used to shine in her eyes was completely gone. One look into

lly here! Our family would have bee

lives, the Harpers were ge

osed the dista

pa. Forgive me fo

g his eyes half-open. "I'm just glad to se

. But a second later, his arm dropped limply back onto the m

EE

ng out a single, continuous wail

ira cried out, tears sp

son in the entire Harper family w

you would have come back ages ago! But the second it's time to claim the inher

pped with ven

ister. And now that she was the primary beneficiary

the calls and start arranging

ief, he placed a hand on Samira's

back, you should

will on his deathbed. He wanted you to inherit fifty-one percent of the Harper Group's shares. His illness must have clouded his judgment. How could he entrust such a massive

ority of someone who assumed Sami

witted as her mother had been. And once Samira was bac

er, remained

replied, her voice ice-cold. "My only pri

s funeral is what matters most. Everything