Unexpected Alliances And Hidden Leverage

*Some hours earlier*

To further wedge their point in, Amanda had called for another elderly man to come over and have a date with her daughter. And this time, with her standing by to oversee the date went smoothly.

And when Mallory refused to get dressed or come downstairs, Vance came to her room to threaten her.

Grabbing her by the wrist he said, "If you don't come down and see your future husband, aunt and uncle have decided that you'll get cut off from the family for good." He informed her.

Mallory widened her eyes, "Cut off?"

Vance explained, "You'll no longer have our last name and not a single dime will be spent on you. And that aunt of yours, she'll have to pay back the money uncle gave her for her surgery. All because you played the fool in the situation."

"The fool?" Mallory chuckled dryly. "Of course you'd be the happiest one about this. You've always had your eye on my inheritance, I'm not surprised you'd want me gone the most."