Victoria sat on the couch, watching the nanny prepare breakfast for the three children. Her heart was remarkably calm.


    It had been nearly a week since McNeil left, and to her surprise, she''d adjusted effortlessly. She woke naturally each morning, and whenever there was time, she''d take the twins downstairs for a breath of fresh air.


    She''d arranged a driver to take Gwh to and from school. Most importantly, since her younger siblings'' arrival, Gwh had be noticeably more mature. She''de home and finish her homework on her own, never needing a reminder. Sometimes, Gwh even used the same gentle tone Victoria once used with her, fussing over the twins as if she were their little mother.


    Perhaps, Victoria thought, giving birth to the twins had brought her eldest daughter back to her in the truest sense.


    McNeil''s absence hadn''t affected Victoria at all. In fact, she felt relieved-not having to endure his constant, watchful gaze at home was like a weight lifted from her shoulders. That feeling of being scrutinized every second had always left her on edge.


    She yed with the twins while soft music drifted through the room. Her phone rang; it was Yasmine.


    "Ms. Turner, it looks like Violet is about to make a move."


    Victoria nced at the twins in their cradle, gently tickling their tiny hands. "And what''s her n?"


    "She wants Simms dead."


    The words sent a chill down Victoria''s spine.


    Simms had caused the deaths of her mother and grandfather. It was only natural for Victoria to want him brought to justice. But Violet-his own daughter-wanting him dead? That was beyond what Victoria couldprehend.


    "Why?"


    Violet''s ruthlessness was astonishing. The question stumped Yasmine for a moment. In her mind, someone like Violet wanting Simms dead was only a matter of time. Both Violet and her mother, Yulia, were notorious for their cold hearts. In truth, the three of them deserved each other.


    But Yasmine decided to share what she''d recently discovered about Violet and her mother.


    Simms didn''t treat Violet like any father should.


    Thank God he wasn''t Victoria''s real father. Having a man like that as your dad—it would almost be better not to have one at all.


    "Are you saying Simms made Violet entertain clients?"


    She knew Simms was a monster, but she hadn''t realized he was this depraved- willing to sacrifice his own daughter.


    A man like that was incapable of love. Even if he died a thousand times, it


    wouldn''te close to atoning for his sins.


    "Not just that. He forced her to sleep with important clients."


    Victoria couldn''t bear to hear more Whatever wrongs Violet hadmitted, no one deserved to be


    sed like that-least of all by their


    own father.


    "All right, I understand. Keep an eye on them, both of you."


    "Understood, Ms. Turner," Yasmine replied, then hesitated. "Should we... finish the job?"


    Victoria smiled faintly. "No need. That would be illegal. Besides, I''ve already prepared a different kind of present for him."


    Enough evidence to put Simms behind bars for the rest of his life.


    Whether she acted first or Violet and Yulia beat her to it, only time would tell. In the end, Simms'' fate was his own making.


    If he was destined for hell, she''d be thest to stop him.


    Violet and Yulia''s actions were ying out exactly as Victoria had anticipated-she just hadn''t


    expected things to move thisvel?


    quickly.


    No sooner had she hung up with Yasmine than she received a call from Starfall


    City about Simms'' corporate crime case.


    "Ms. Turner, we''ve reviewed the


    information you provided. The


    evidence is solid. We''re preparil


    arrest Mr. Miller of Golden Erav


    Enterprises."