Burned and Crowned
The family lawyer, a man my father paid well, rose to deliver a stirring speech: "John Harlow, a father who gave everything to raise his daughter, to give her the honor of our name. And now, as she enjoys her success, she turns her back on her paralyzed father, breaking the most sacred of vows. Such betrayal is beyond forgiveness!"
He played a video my mom shot, and there was my dad, voice cracking with emotion, "Eighteen years I've raised her, given her our family's name, and this is how she repays me."
In the gallery, sniffles broke out. A rep from the Marshall clan shook their head, "Cold-hearted."
The Harlows in the crowd tsk-tsked, "You just can't count on daughters."
The lawyer pounced
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