(Claire's POV)My vision turned red in an instant. What did he mean by I can’t? Who was he to dictate my life? He hadn’t even been in it for the past years.“What did you say?” I asked, my voice a bit louder than usual.He looked up from his plate at me. “You heard me, Claire.”My hands clenched into fists. “Victor, Maddie’s not just anyone to me. She is my family. She’s the only person that was there when you were not there for me. She understands me best.”Victor’s fork clattered on the plate as he glared at me. “Yet she does not own this house—I do. The whole damn place is mine. There are rules you must follow, young lady. There are boundaries you must not cross.”I stood up, the force pushing my chair backward. “You talk about boundaries? You’re a hypocrite! You dragged me here without warning, dropped some lame fortune at my feet like it meant something, and now you feel you are entitled to who I can and cannot see? Where were you when I was starving with Maddie? Where were you wh
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