DAISY

The camera flashes were completely blinding.

The main ballroom of the giant Harlen corporate building was packed to the very back with hundreds of reporters, rich board members, and important politicians. The whole room smelled like expensive champagne and heavy perfume. On the massive digital screen right behind us, a huge sign displayed the new company name in bold, gold letters: THE ANASTASIA CONGLOMERATE. Brian had completely destroyed every single piece of property belonging to the Vance family, mixed it with his own multi-billion-dollar company, and renamed the entire empire after me. It was his biggest public announcement ever. He wanted the whole world to know that his money,...