Chapter 116 - A Father’s Treachery

Ava’s POV

My knees which were drawn to my chest trembled slightly, as I tried to process what I’d just heard. My uncle’s words felt like daggers slicing through the fragile image I had of my past.

"I’ve always tried to cut my father some slack, but he chose to fail me over and over again. What kind of monster has he become? He killed my mother, and now he wants to kill me too—for the same reason?"

“So you mean to say that my father would join hands with my biggest enemy for some shares?” I asked, my voice trembling with anger and disbelief.

I am his daughter for Christ sake!

“Yes,” my uncle replied, his hands gripping the wheel tighter, though the car wasn't moving. “Caleb would sell you, Holly, and every ounce of your mother’s legacy if it meant holding onto control and wealth. So when the Jamesons offered him the deal and an opportunity to get some shares… How could he refuse?”

The Jamesons