Chapter 41
"So we have our strategy," Garret said, standing up as if the meeting were officially concluding. "We're the concerned family. We're supportive of Ravyn, hopeful that she succeeds, worried about her wellbeing. But we make sure the truth about her past comes out. We question Rhys Larsen's judgment in hiring her. We express concern about his son's safety. And we watch as the pressure builds until Rhys has no choice but to let her go."
"And when he does," Eleanor added, "when Ravyn finds herself unemployed again, broke again, desperate again—we'll be there. Ready to welcome her back. Ready to offer her the help she should have accepted in the first place."
"Ready to make sure she never defies us again," Nathan said quietly.
The family nodded in agreement, satisfied with their p
