Chapter 7 - Whose House Is This?Vanessa didn't flinch. She leaned forward, resting her palms flat on the mahogany table, her dark eyes locking onto Victoria's trembling gaze with lethal intensity.
"Save the performance for someone who cares, Victoria," Vanessa said, her voice cutting through the silent room like a blade. "You asked how I dare? I ask how you dare."
She tapped the leather legal folder sharply with her index finger.
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"For months, you have treated this mansion as your personal kingdom, humiliating my daughter, locking her away, and treating us like unwanted servants in our own home," Vanessa continued, her tone rising with righteous authority. "You seem to forget whose name is actually on the primary deeds of this estate. You seem to forget that this house—and every single brick it is built upon—was left to my branch of the family by federal inheritance law."
Victoria’s face drained of color, her mouth opening in silent disbelief as the guests around the table began to murmur anxiously among themselves, realizing the deep scandal unfolding before them.
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