Chapter 4 - THE THREAT AT DAWN
"You think you can protect her forever, Julian?" Catherine sneered, smoothing down her high-waisted white trousers with trembling hands.
"I will protect her from you for as long as I draw breath," Julian answered quietly, his hands resting inside his trouser pockets.
"Her father left fifty percent of Vance Enterprises to that girl!" Catherine spat out, her voice dripping with venomous jealousy.
"That is what this is really about, isn't it?" Julian realized, a dark smile playing at the edge of his lips.
"It has nothing to do with a broken tea set... you want her inheritance," Julian revealed, stepping closer to his ruthless sister.
"That inheritance belongs to me! I built this company while Arthur was dying!" Catherine shrieked, losing her composure entirely.
"Arthur gave Lily her share because he knew what kind of creature you were, Catherine," Julian stated bluntly.
Catherine stepped back, her dark hair coming loose from her sleek ponytail as her rage boiled over.
"By eight o'clock tomorrow morning, the board of directors will vote to appoint me as Lily's legal guardian," she declared.
"And once I have guardianship, you and that maid will be thrown out onto Fifth Avenue with nothing."
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Julian stared at her without flinching, his expression remaining an impenetrable wall of steel confidence.
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