"You can't be serious!" The man shot up from his chair, covering his face with one hand. If her words were true, it felt as though the Crimwell family was doomed.
What bewildered him even more than the knowledge of the Raphael family's intentions was why they would target the Crimwell family.
After all, his daughter still maintained a strong relationship with Damien, who, despite being abandoned by his own family, shared blood ties with them.
He had always been aware of how Amelia held a rather unfavorable opinion of Damien, yet he constantly pushed her to foster a closer relationship with him.
Although Damien seemed useless, he was a means to an end—a stepping stone to elevate their status within the Raphael family.
The real issue lay with Amelia, who, true to her biological mother's legacy, was determined to achieve something on her own to prove to society that women could succeed independently.
