Carter Holdings still had one fatal weakness Adrian never understood: the Bennett Trust my father established before he died. The same trust Adrian secretly used as collateral without authorization. The same trust Vanessa helped manipulate using forged signatures because they believed I’d never bother checking.
Adrian swallowed hard.
“What do you want from me?”
“Nothing.”
“Then why do all this?”
“You called me.”
Vanessa clutched his arm tightly.
“Adrian, we need to go. Everyone’s waiting.”
I smiled faintly.
“Yes, they probably are. I’m sure your guests are wondering why the
