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.”
expression completely unreadable. “She is the majority owner of Crestline Bank,” he said, his voice clear, as if that single phrase would put everything into perspective.
Carter stood taller, her face composed, her hand gripping the glass of champagne that had somehow remained steady in her hand through the chaos. “As of today,” she added calmly, her continue reading …