### Chapter 1: The Proposition The Manhattan skyline loomed over Olivia Morgan as she hurried along the bustling streets of New York City. The air was crisp, the sky a clear blue—an ironic contrast to the storm brewing in her life. Her father’s phone call had been brief, his voice strained. “Come to the office, Olivia. We need to talk.” Her family’s law firm, Morgan & Co., had been a prestigious name in the legal world for decades, but the last few years had been unforgiving. Legal scandals and financial missteps had eroded their reputation and wealth.