Julian's POV
I notice the exact moment Dad's face tightens when Bryson speaks up against that b***h Victoria. I know why he's pissed, even if Bryson doesn't have a clue.
Victoria used to be Lauren Victoria Hayes - almost. Dad's most serious girlfriend after Mom died, someone who stuck around long enough that I actually thought she might become my stepmother. She was around for two years, playing the perfect girlfriend, attending every business function and family dinner.
Then things went to hell in the ugliest way possible. She cheated on Dad with one of his business partners, got caught, and tried to play it off like it was Dad's fault for working too much. The breakup was brutal and public, and they only stay civil now because their families do too much business together to ma
