Chapter 479

• Noah’s face tightened the moment he caught the shift in Mom’s expression. “Mom, please let’s keep this professional. We can discuss this calmly,” he urged, trying to steady the storm brewing in the room.
• “Enough!” Dorothy snapped, her voice slicing through the tension like a blade. “You sit there playing the obedient son while these intruders trample through our family legacy? Step aside!” She strode past Noah, planted herself firmly in the leather chair, and locked eyes with me.
• “Place and rank? Once Leona became part of this family as my son’s fiancée she was supposed to act like one of us. Loyal, discreet. Women stand by their men, both publicly and privately. But no, she stirs up chaos, dragging our family’s name through the mud, even pushing Cassandra the princess consort in our company to report her own fiancé for some petty domestic dispute. Every family has distractions, temptresses, even corporate rivals. But instead of learning from the pros, Leona’s picked up envy and spite like it’s a masterclass. She’s perfected every bad habit.”