Under my sister's protection, my days in St. Catalina passed very peacefully.
But St. Catalina is not an isolated island, after all.
News of infighting in wealthy families is still the go-to after-dinner gossip for regular onlookers.
When Katie came to visit, I took her to grab fresh pasta at a casual street stall, and we couldn't help overhearing bits of gossip.
"Have you heard? The heir of the Philipps family is going to war with his own family."
"They say Nolan moved a huge sum of the group's money to set up a trust. The heir had no choice but to cut ties with everyone in the stepmother's faction, and he even wants to push the old man out of power."
"But the Philipps' heir is a lunatic, right? A little lunatic sired by an old lunatic…"
"I heard his mother had a mental illness and
