octor said, "I'm sorry. We've done everything we can, but Raymond's
odbye
rowed in deep anxiety as
ited to the state... Damn it, what are we supposed to do? None of us have seen Samira in years. Neither has he! God knows what was goi
d of panic had hung o
's father, Raymond, had
to his eldest granddaughter, Samira. The rest of the fami
set to become the m
re Raymond took his last breath, all of the Harper
pent the last few days tearing th
s, she seemed to have vanish
mian, there hadn't been a sing
s to spite us! Who knows what rock she
, spat the words, a furious twitch
her mother out of the family. After later giving birth to her third child,
she'd end up with a
anding right in front of him, t
's awake!" Bianca
ged into the h
My Sam
for over twelve days. He
is only concern was his
He had even begun to suspect that Amelia had someho
l is completely unfair! You're leaving them with next to nothing! They'll be beggi
m... Let me see Sam. As long as she isn't
"Who knows where she went? Besides, if she actually cared a
a's eyes. Unable to hold her tongue
ave any idea wher
tue. He didn't have the
had fully expected Samira to cling to him. At
ay. She took nothing but her ID. She had even left behind the bank card
io silence. And Damian's pride certainly wouldn
hole y
t easily. He had drafted countless plans to shake her off the secon
ply vanished f
" Raymond wh
crashing! Get th
Raymond's heart was giving out. Tears welling in th
r the dying old man and more for the fortun
clack,
f high heels suddenly echoed
ic
e hospital roo
mited-edition handbag, and oversized sunglasses obscured nearly her entire f
ance that seemed to drop the tempera
we know her? Who
here to see my
her sunglasses before s
e gasp of shock rippl
hanged dr
perfectly straight. Now, it was a rich, wavy
unced lightly arou
meek, sweet girl next door; in her place stood a matnaive innocence that used to shine in her eyes was completely gone. One look into
lly here! Our family would have bee
lives, the Harpers were ge
osed the dista
pa. Forgive me fo
g his eyes half-open. "I'm just glad to se
. But a second later, his arm dropped limply back onto the m
EE
ng out a single, continuous wail
ira cried out, tears sp
son in the entire Harper family w
you would have come back ages ago! But the second it's time to claim the inher
pped with ven
ister. And now that she was the primary beneficiary
the calls and start arranging
ief, he placed a hand on Samira's
back, you should
will on his deathbed. He wanted you to inherit fifty-one percent of the Harper Group's shares. His illness must have clouded his judgment. How could he entrust such a massive
ority of someone who assumed Sami
witted as her mother had been. And once Samira was bac
er, remained
replied, her voice ice-cold. "My only pri
s funeral is what matters most. Everything
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