Chapter 16 Trouble Arrived

• "If our four families unite, can we really not take down one man?" Marcy Bun fumed. She couldn't stomach the idea that Evelyn Meyers, once a fallen socialite, had struck gold with a husband like Michael Thorn.
• "It's not that simple," Tail's father, Joseph Watson, warned gravely. "Michael Thorne is low-key, but his reach is global. You don't pick a fight with a man who can buy a giant complex on a whim. Tanya, withdraw the lawsuit. Now."
• Reluctantly, Tanya Banks contacted her lawyers to drop the charges against Evelyn. Meanwhile, the patriarchs of the four families gathered in a private conference room.