My sister pulled me toward her billionaire fiancé’s father and laughed, “This is the quiet one.” My parents added, “We don’t brag about Sophie much.” I smiled politely—until Richard Vale stared at me

sat down.

Olivia whispered, “Tell him she’s lying.”

Evan said nothing.

That was when my sister finally understood she hadn’t introduced a nobody to her future father-in-law.

She had introduced the witness who could destroy her fiancé.

PART 3

Richard didn’t shout.

That made it worse.

He looked at Evan and said, “Give security your phone and company badge.”

“Dad—”

“Now.”

Olivia stepped between them.

“You cannot humiliate him because Sophie wants attention.”

I turned toward her.

“Olivia, I spent fourteen months avoiding attention.”

She pointed at me.

“You’ve always