Second, I would make sure the world knew exactly who the Higgins family really was.

Chapter 4 — The Gilded Spoon

Thirteen years later, I was twenty-six, a week from graduating as valedictorian of my medical-school class at a prestigious university, with a competitive residency already secured.

My life was finally coming together.

I was in the campus library, finalizing my valedictory speech, when my phone buzzed with an email from an unknown sender.

The subject line made my blood run cold. So proud of you, Emily. Let’s talk. — Dad.

I stared until the letters blurred. Dad. The audacity of the word made me nauseous.