At 3 a.m., my stepmother and stepsisters stole my credit card and spent $100,000 on a luxury trip—returning home smug and unaware the card they used wasn’t what they thought it was.

and perfect name and perfect dead saint smile.”

My father said sharply, “Vanessa.”

But she was unraveling now.

“She was gone, and still every room belonged to her. Every servant whispered about her. Every charity called asking for her. Every investor trusted her more than Richard. Even dead, she was everywhere.”

I watched her, strangely calm.

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