Ivy blinked incredulously as she stared at her father. Was he being serious?

"You want me to lie under oath and perjure myself to save Jeremy's skin?" she spat, her voice trembling with rage.

Steve's expression remained impassive, as though nothing else mattered to him. "I'm not asking you to lie, Ivy," he said, his voice smooth as silk. "I'm asking you to... refrain from testifying for the sake of our family, and I promise I'll make sure that after Jeremy serves just a few years, he will never bother you again."

Ivy laughed in disbelief. "You're kidding, right? After everything he has done, you want to manipulate the whole...