"Honey, we've come this far. Could you bear to ruin Vee's future happiness?" Camille interjected, fearful that Randall might act impulsively and drag them all into a mess.

"Didn't you want to latch onto Jimmy as a wealthy son-in-law? Eliana failed to keep him around, but it was Vee who went out of her way to please you. Aren't you responsible too?"

Randall felt as if his heart had been slammed by a boulder, so much so that he thought he might vomit blood at any moment. His face ...