I watched pathetic Jason and his act next to Linda, and picked up my teacup for a slow sip.I turned to the head butler."One's rotten. One's dim. How could either of them carry the Veil name?""Revoke all access and assets in their names. Strip them of the family name. Remove them from the Veil household. Let's put this right.""Yes, Miss Eve. I'll handle it immediately."Jason collapsed against the cold wall, sliding down inch by inch until he hit the floor.A sob he'd been crushing rose finally out of his throat, raw and desperate, full of a regret that had no place left to go.Linda's face had gone to ash. Her eyes held nothing but terror and fury.The thought of being thrown out, of living without money, made her entire body shake, teeth rattling.But no matter how they fought it, the butler had them packed up and out the door.Good riddance. The air already felt cleaner.And now, as the heir to everything, I had a great deal of learning ahead of me.Not long after, the hospital c
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