Chapter 18 - The Ultimate Trap
Emma pressed the receiver hard against her ear. "What clause?"
"Sora isn't Helena Vance's daughter," Richard said, savoring every single second of the shock registering on Emma's face. "Sora is Victoria's biological daughter. Your blood sister."
The world around Emma seemed to violently stop spinning.
"That's a lie... Victoria told me that..."
"Victoria lied to protect herself," Richard cut in, his voice freezing cold. "Your mother had Sora with another man before she married me. I agreed to raise the child in secret to keep the family's reputation intact. But when I found out Victoria was cheating on me with Julian, I used Sora as my ultimate trump card. I made Sora believe she was Julian's dead sister's kid to plant the exact kind of hatred she'd need to destroy everyone who ever betrayed me."
"You're a monster..." Emma whispered, a wave of violent nausea hitting her.
"I am a strategist, Emma. And right now, Victoria's two daughters are running my empire, hating each other's guts, absolutely convinced they are mortal enemies. When the second clause drops tomorrow, the scandal will annihilate Sora's credibility, and you will be left as the sole, universal heir to all of Carter Holdings."
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"I don't want your empire," Emma spat furiously. "I'm going to tell Sora everything. I'm going to tell her the truth."
"You can try," Richard smiled. "But ask yourself one thing: who is Sora going to believe? The sister who just stole control of the company from her, or the father who promised her vengeance?"
