, reached Chloe, Maya, and Ava quickly. They didn't wait for a forma

rted, her voice sharp. She was always the confron

refully arranged on her face. "After everything the family

isappointed, a silent accusat

for the future of this firm?" I looked directly at Chloe. "You want the Ainsworth fortune

believed in your potential, Ethan. I thought w

e?" I asked softly. "For 'us'?"

htened. She

simple way, but because the foundation was rotten. Forcing a marriage, f

yes, but it was also about freedom. Fr

one in the wheelchair? The one who can't even give you an heir? Your father

s about Sophie. Let them think what they

er?" She couldn't hide her disbelief. Her plan,

entle, but the question was loaded. "If you didn't want one of

ly a consequence of your own actions? You talk about what this

worked hard in the company. I

d anger rise, one I rarely all