“I am happy to announce that I am going to be taking over as the CEO of Montgomery Group. The sole heir is not qualified to be successor at this current time.” She looked at me, wicked grin on her face. “But we do wish her well in her studies until she can prepare herself as a proper leader.”

“The will states–”

She interrupted Evans. “The will is vague. I have plenty of lawyers and judges who can attest to this, and that, as her guardian, I can continue leading as I have been until she’s more...competent.”

Saw that coming.

Her hair was neatly done. She found the nerve to dress like my mother, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she stole her clothes from the home that was left empty all these years. Hell, she probably moved into my mother’s house. I didn’t live there and couldn’t bring myself to return after all these years. The company took care of it, and I bought my own near campus anyway.

A finely manicured hand pushed the papers further onto the table. “Effective immediately, I am the one in charge. I am your new CEO.”

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The news went wild of the sister of deceased CEO coming forward. Her sob story of how she wanted to take care of me and honor my mother’s memory was disturbing. Whatever twisted this woman’s mind her entire life made me pity her.

She was disturbed.

Memories of her drunk and hitting me flooded me all day. After she left, the trash can I eyed was my new hole to throw up in.

Whatever happened next, I had to choose my steps carefully.

​Chapter 46

Fallon

​Two Weeks Later

My head hurt.

It was my fault I drank a little too much last night. My thoughts were too loud in the fog of pretending to be normal day in and day out.

James watched me take shots after I finished writing up an assignment for a stupid class I didn’t even want to take anymore, but Brent told me I had to live my life like nothing was wrong.

Yet, everything felt wrong. It looked wrong. It even smelled wrong.

A semester I thought would be a different one, was. It was different in all the wrong ways. I just wanted to feel normal for once.

But no. I went from hermit to famous; the talk of the town and part of a weird secret conspiracy. My life was a weird series of events, and I had to pretend they were a walk in the park to avoid being eaten alive.

“Fuck, Mom, what do I do?” I whispered into the sink before washing my face. I braced my hands on the cold granite countertop. “I am so tired, and I could use a little guidance here.”

Knock. knock. “Miss Montgomery. I have two deliveries for you.”

“Coming!”