“It’s someone Brandon knows,” cut in, desperate to leave. “Really, Sarah, I’ll be careful. I know how to take care of myself.”
She still looked uncertain, but nodded reluctantly, I hurried past her my heart pounding.
Once in the car, my phone rang again. Victoria.
“I’m at a coffee shop near Central Park. One hour. If you don’t show up, these photos will go public. Her voice was cold and calculating.
“Victoria, you dare…” My voice shook with rage. “I’m coming right now!”
I drove as fast as I safely could, my mind spinning with questions. What exactly happened that day? Why couldn’t I remember?
The coffee shop was upscale and relatively quiet when I arrived forty minutes later. Victoria sauntered in with Sophie trailing behind her. The smug look on her face made my blood boil.
“Didn expect these photos to be so important to you,” Victoria said as she slid into the seat across from me. “If I’d known, I would have used them much sooner.”
“Is it true?” I demanded, ignoring her taunt. “Was it you? Did you have something to do with what happened to me back then?”
Victoria’s smile widened, her eyes glittering with malice. “What do you think?”
Fragments of memories flashed through my mind–being pushed, cold water, darkness, panic. I’d always had these flashes, but doctors said they might just be my mind creating false memories to fill the gap.
“It was you,” I said, my voice hardening with certainty. “You did that to me.”
Victoria merely smiled, neither confirming nor denying. “Where are the documents? The share transfer for Capital Corp that I asked you to bring.”
“I didn’t bring anything,” I said flatly. “Go ahead and release whatever you have. I’m not afraid.”
Victoria’s smile faltered. “You’re bluffing. The shares–where are they? Grandfather George gave them to you!”
I leaned forward, meeting her gaze steadily. “I sold them. Months ago. I told you all back then, but none of you believed me.”
“You’re lying!” Victoria hissed. “How could you sell them? You’d never give up something from Grandfather!”
“Well, I did,” I replied calmly, though my heart was racing. “So go ahead, do your worst. Expose whatever you want.”
Victoria’s face contorted with rage. She reached into her purse and pulled out a sealed envelope. “If you don’t give me those shares, I’ll make sure Brandon and the entire Stark family see these. I’ll make sure everyone knows exactly what kind of woman you really are!”
I studied her for a moment, a strange calm settling over me. “You’re sure that’s what you want to do?”
“Summer, if you dont give me those shares, I will destroy you,” Victoria threatened, her voice rising. “I’ll make sure you lose everything–your marriage, your place in the Stark family, everything
“Absolutely not,” I said firmly.
Victoria’s face flushed with anger. She grabbed her coffee cup, clearly intending to throw it at me, but Sophie quickly caught her
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arm.
“Careful!” Sophie warned, pulling Victoria back.
Hot coffee splashed onto the floor instead of me. Several patrons looked
startled by the commotion.
“Sophie, what are you doing?” Victoria snapped, yanking her arm free. “You’re helping that bitch?
Sophie said urgently, “Have you lost your mind? Summer is pregnant if th
done?”
coffee had hit her–do you realize what you could have
Victoria’s eyes widened slightly.
“Remember why we came here,” Sophie continued urgently. “You wanted the shares, right? But Summer is a Stark now. If you hurt her, you’re not just dealing with her anymore–you’re dealing with the entire Stark family. If anything happens to Summer or her baby, forget about the shares–Taylor family and Capital Corp would be finished!
Victoria swallowed hard, the reality of what she’d almost done sinking in. “What do you suggestr we do then? she asked Sophie.
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