My mom texted on my wedding day that they were skipping my “mistake,” but when I saw their family beach photo in Maui, I just replied, “Check your bank apps,” wiping out their funds and watching my dad come pounding on my door a week later.

up paperwork to sue you into oblivion for corporate sabotage and asset theft!”

A knowing smile touched my lips.

He still didn’t understand.

He still believed that being the family patriarch meant he controlled everything.

He had no idea how fragile the empire beneath him really was—or how much of it depended on something I controlled.

“Sue me?” I chuckled softly, setting my coffee mug down on the marble counter. “With what money, Dad? The money you don’t have anymore? Let me remind you of something you conveniently forgot when