Evelyn's eyes turned cold. "You want all the perks without lifting a finger? Seriously, how shameless can you be? It's like I'm the only fool in the universe. You really think I kept quiet all this time because I was scared of you? No. It's because of what Mom said in her will—she asked me not to mess with you." She shifted her gaze away, lips curling into a scoff. "So this is the last time I'm warning you—go live your perfect little life with your wife and kids. Stay out of mine. As long as you don't mess with me, I don't care what you do. But if you make things hard for me—don't blame me when I start tearing apart every single thing you got from Mom. Try me." Evelyn didn't waste energy harboring some father-daughter sentiment. She had her own plans now. But if George insisted

