"You have no idea, do you? Mom and Dad didn't abandon me. They *hid* me. To protect me. They spoiled me rotten while you slaved away building this company."
Her voice dripped with satisfaction.
"All that money you earned? Went straight into my pocket. And now, I'm going to marry into the richest family in this city." She pulled back, studying my face with cold delight. "You're just a worm compared to me."
Paul glanced at the DNA report in her hand. His suspicion crystallized into certainty. He looked at Summer with newfound sympathy—a diamond in the rough, tormented by a jealous imposter for years.
My cheek pressed against the icy tiles. Ears ringing.
"Summer..." I forced the words through my ruined throat. "You will pay for this."
I turned my gaze to Paul. "Assistant Walker! Did you ask her name?!"
Disgust twisted his features.
"Mr. Gilbert was clear. The Simmons family has only one eldest daughter. No one is allowed to challenge her position." He straightened his cuffs. "Continue this, and you'll meet the same end as that cat."
Summer opened her mouth to twist the knife further—
*Ding.*
The elevator doors slid open.