Lily's POV

Learning about Richard's ruthless business tactics felt like losing my father all over again.

I'd created an image of him as noble businessman who'd built something meaningful.

Finding out he'd destroyed people along the way shattered that comfortable fiction.

"He sued a small competitor into bankruptcy over a patent dispute." I read through the files Alexander had compiled. "The family lost everything."

"It was legal." Alexander said carefully. "But yes, it was cruel."

"And ...