half-sister because her existence destroyed the inheritance claim he intended to use.
That was why he never told Eleanor he had found her.
That was why he kept Jang nearby.
That was why companies had been placed in her name.
She was not simply a convenient scapegoat.
She was the only person whose identity could prove he had no automatic claim at all.
Shiaoza sank into his chair.
For the first time in ten years, my husband seemed to have no strategy left.
Only panic.
The doors opened again.
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