Ivy’s face was blank as she listened to Richard continue on.

“I put my blood, sweat, and money into raising her,” he said coldly. “Millions—hell, maybe even tens of millions—went into that girl. And what does she do? Tries everything to cut ties with the Collins family, sneaks off and marries Ethan behind my back, and doesn’t give a damn about paying me back.”

“A daughter who bites the hand that feeds her—don’t I have the right to teach her a ...