real power behind the Vaughn empire.
Every investor respected her.
Every executive feared her.
And Derek spent his entire life desperate for her approval.
The moment he saw her, he smiled proudly.
“Mother,” he called out confidently, lifting one of the babies slightly. “Meet your grandsons.”
Evelyn stopped walking.
Her eyes moved slowly toward the twins.
Then toward Lena.
Then toward me.
And all the color vanished from her face.
For the first time since I had known her… Evelyn Vaughn looked afraid.
The room held its breath.
“She didn’t
