vily, looked desperately at the judging faces of his e
hen pointed a shaking finger at the sobbing S
ive immediately!" Stephen declared loudly. "
ide with genuine horror. "No, Dad, please! Y
ling faint as she realized her daughter's prima
rned back to Ava, pasting on a sic
her in a begging motion. "Ava, please. Forgive
e, untouched multi-tiered birthday ca
how everyone that the Sinclairs are stil
her father. Her expression was completely devo
y issued her punishment, Father, I will not pursue this matter further out of respect for this fami
led a long breath, wiping his forehead, thinking h
through her tears, her lip bleeding from biting it s
nother word, Ava raised her
may let this incident pass tonight, but I refuse to live
rfectly straight. "The Sinclai
e stammers, his hands shaking. "Ava... what do yo
Her eyes softened genuinely. "Gra
a proud, loving smile. "Yes, my
s, signaling the private security detail. The guards imme
diamond tiara. She handed it back to Griffin fo
, Lydia, and Seraphina. She di
Wait!" But a massive Carlisle security guard s
n, began the long walk down the cen
e triumphant departure of the true heiress, their
raphina. Both women wept bitterly over th
ly at his hair as he realized he had just lost h
he cool night air. She felt a massive physical w
t of the estate gardens smelled
ehind them with a loud, final thud, officially sev
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