“I am not cutting you out because you went on a vacation,” he said.

“I am cutting you out because you showed me, past any doubt, that a human being has worth to you only for as long as they can pay your way.

That is not something I can leave a fortune to.” His face softened.

“Giselle does not share my blood.

But when I had nothing left to offer anyone, she was the only person who treated me like family.

So she is my family.