Chapter 25

This was a threat—Duncan wanted to push her to the edge. All the assets had been secretly moved, but none of it had escaped his notice. Those properties were the Leverton family's last lifeline. Without them, the entire family would be left destitute.

Could she really tell him the truth? If she did, would she even survive afterward?

"Duncan, we were almost married. Please, let my family off the hook. We have nothing left, just a small emergency fund. We can't lose that, Duncan. I'm begging you," Heather said, dropping to her knees, nearly prostrating herself before him.

Duncan turned, his gaze darkening. He remembered Audrey once kneeling like this, her forehead bloodied from bowing so hard. He had forced her to apologize to the woman now groveling before him: Heather.

In hindsight, he realized how utterly desperate and resentful Audrey must have been. He owed her a debt he could never repay in this lifetime.

Without a word, Duncan began walking upstairs, Heather's pleading voice