Chapter 3 - The Broken Illusion
Evelyn let out a bitter, aristocratic laugh, clutching her pearl necklace with manicured fingers.
"You insolent little girl, my son paid five million dollars for this Greenwich estate!" Evelyn sneered viciously.
Chloe smoothed down the lapel of her sapphire blue silk pajamas and pulled out the primary trust deed.
"Your son used my family's legacy trust as collateral without my knowledge," Chloe revealed, turning the page toward Carter.
"And three weeks ago, my attorneys officially revoked his executive signing authority."
Evelyn turned sharply to face her son, her silver updo swaying as panic flickered across her eyes.
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"Carter, what is she talking about?!" Evelyn demanded, grabbing his light blue sleeve.
Carter couldn't look his mother in the eye; his gaze remained pinned to the hardwood floor in sheer humiliation.
