“I disciplined my daughter-in-law.”

“You extorted her.”

“I protected my son’s future.”

Beside me, I sat frozen, unable to make a sound.

Victoria sighed. “Listen carefully. This can still be fixed. Chloe comes home, apologizes for embarrassing us, signs the penthouse into a family trust, and we all forget this unpleasantness.”

Robert’s eyes went black. “And if she doesn’t?”