shed phone calls and my parents' quiet fury. The soci

. Inside, a single, grainy photograph of Bree, visibly pregnant.

m: "This one is due in a few mo

ond c

han the first revelation. He hadn't just made a mistake; he had

o a charity luncheon she couldn't cancel. "Just a b

eeding the

ining room. The door was slightly ajar. I h

ions are vital, and that trust fund is the only thing that c

ther, Bree... she' s pregnant a

ys should have been. You secure Sarah, you secure our future. Is that clear? Her money will

nes. It wasn' t just Lex. It was his whole family. They saw

as a meticulously crafte

to place. He wasn't just a cheat; he was a puppet, and his mother pulled the stri

slowly, the

just been betrayed by a fiancé; I had

d. They wouldn't g