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I never told my boyfriend’s arrogant parents that I was the one who owned the bank holding all their debt. To them, I was just “some barista with no future.” At their luxury yacht party, his mother sneered and shoved a drink into my hands, spilling it down my dress. “Staff should stay below deck,” she said coldly. His father laughed. “Careful—don’t ruin the furniture.”

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left in her expression. It was all cool calculation and power plays.

“But there’s a flaw in your plan,” Carter continued, her voice low and steady. “You’ve underestimated me.”

Victoria’s smile faltered just for a second, but it was enough. Carter had said it. She had thrown it out into the open. The truth. They had underestimated her, just like they continue reading …

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