Victoria hurried after her father as he stormed into the house. She could hear the tremble in his voice as he barked orders into his phone, presumably to their family lawyer.
"Father, please!" she called, following him down the hallway. "You have to listen to me, it’s not what you think!"
Sir Thomas came to an abrupt halt, turning on his heel to face her. "Not what I think?" His voice boomed through the house, the sound of it reverberating off the walls. "You’ve disgraced this family, Victoria! Dorian has severed all ties with us! Do you really understand what you’ve done?"
Victoria felt her stomach drop. "What do you mean… severed all ties?"
Sir Thomas’s eyes blazed. "He’s pulling out of every business deal. Every. Single. One." He paused, breathing heavily, the weight of his words al
