Chapter 62

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 on acting blind and kept pushing her, she might just snap and toss him out completely one day. Maybe it was the chill in Evelyn's vibe that struck hard—whatever fuel George was running on, it fizzled out the sec