Gala Night, Family Ruined

ars chasing algorithms and venture capital on the West Coast. Now, a family trust need

efore I even clea

ck? You have to

hirlwind, same as

ust landed

l gala. Everyone who's anyone. Yo

y, older secrets. I si

tones, portraits of stern-faced ancestors judging every

this way. They're doing som

e screen dominated one wall. On it, a video played. G

d my breath hitched

s fiancé, his arm around a blonde I vaguely recognized as Oli

and smug, filled the room. "A commentary on value. See, Liv's favorite diamond

ister, standing alone ne

you the chance. These little... digital masterpieces. Each one

mething cheap, a stark contrast to Liv's glitteri

ent through the onloo

n, Campbell." A man's voice, sl

. A cold, precise anger began to crystallize in my ches