Chapter 13
"You can use the service exit through the kitchen once my security team clears the driveway, Miss Miller," Vanessa said without looking down.
"I am so sorry... I swear I never meant to interfere in your family," Jessica whispered, her voice barely audible over the grandfather clock ticking.
"Your apologies are entirely irrelevant to me, Jessica; save them for the civil deposition attorneys next week," Vanessa replied coldly.
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Jessica stood up hastily, smoothing down her designer dress before hurrying toward the back hallway like a ghost fleeing a burning building.
Vanessa stood entirely alone in the grand dining room, the candlelight casting a warm, victorious glow across her emerald green dress.
