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Skye set her glass down. βDonβt you dare rewrite history. What do you think it was like for me? Son after sonβand every single one of you preferred my father.
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She sought Sheffield Grayson out, Avery. The man blamed our family for his nephewβs death. He slept with her out of spite. God knows why Skye did it, but I was the result.
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Iβve built three different companies from the ground up. You donβt achieve what I have achieved without an eye to potential eventualities. Potential risks. Frankly, young man, I expected Skye to tell you about me years ago.
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was never enough for him. Toby was his favorite, then Skye. I was last, no matter what I did. That was never going to change. He left his fortune to a total stranger rather than leaving it to me. What else could I possibly need to know?
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This time,β Oren said. βSkye has already tried to have you killed once. Both of them are threats. I suggest we let them cool their heels in prison at least until your emancipation goes through.β Once I was legally an adult, once I could write my own will, Ricky and Skye would stand to gain nothing by my death.
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I told her Skye was the one to worry about. That child came out of the womb tap-dancing.
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Honestly, Jamie, what does it matter?β Skye was getting impatient now. βYou boys never wanted for anything. My father gave you the world. The staff spoiled you. You all had each other, and you had me. Why wasnβt that enough?
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