ARIA

"That's the Sinclair family." I finish my tea, the bitterness of the truth matching the last of the chamomile. "But here's what you need to understand about the dynamics. Uncle Richard's family, Michael and Emma...they've always been jealous of my father's family.

Because my father is the eldest, he was supposed to inherit control of the businesses. He was supposed to be the patriarch."

"But he failed."

"Spectacularly. Which meant Uncle Richard saw an opportunity. If my father ...