y father, Charles Ainsworth, built it, and now he worried about who came ne

he family trust, would one day lead the

va. They came from a foundation our family supported. One of them

. To them, I was just a quiet, bookish guy, not lik

nce, Jules, the son of our estate manager. He wa

to be pushed aside. My father had his expectations, a he

ought her ambition was s

e little plays, make me look bad or stupid. One time, Jules gave me this

eal money. Chloe and Maya jumped on me. Said I was trying to buy loya

lking to Jules. It wa

oice cold. "Once I have the Ainsworth heir, the as

final, dull confirmation. My mild infatuation with

eryone expected me to announce my choice of a b

You need to secur

firm, the usua

flashed in my mind, their polite smiles, their hidd

told my father. "B

ed an e

ing Sophia

. Rumored to be in a wheelchair since a skiing accident. Rumored to be unable to have children

entional choice for

don't deserve the Ainsworth legacy. An alliance wi

r of something new in h

ded. "And you're right about their disloyalty. It dis

y. The Ainsworth legacy, for him, was also abo