Julian hung up the phone before Evelyn could ask another question. The line went completely silent.

Evelyn stared at her phone screen, feeling a strange mix of anger and excitement. Julian was arrogant and cold, but he had given her the exact weapon she needed to crush her stepfamily. She grabbed her leather handbag, stood up from the head of the boardroom table, and left Sterling Designs.

Twenty minutes later, a yellow taxi dropped Evelyn off in front of the Vance Global Tower.

The building was a giant glass skyscraper that reached high into the blue sky. It looked like a gleaming sword cutting through the clouds. Rich business leaders...