"What are you planning to do to the Reed family next?" Back at Sterling Manor, Julian placed an asset report for Reed Jewelry Group in front of me. If the Sterling family and Hale Group joined forces, they could wipe out the Reed family's business empire in Northgate in less than 48 hours. I closed the report. "I'm not going after them. I'm taking back what's mine." Reed Jewelry had released 12 flagship collections over the past 5 years. Nine of them were based on my designs. Ethan had first approached me after seeing me win a university design competition. He said he admired my talent and promised me a place where I could build a career. Later, he took my sketches, saying, "We're going to be married. Why separate what's yours from what's mine?" Then he put Reed Jewelry's design di

