(Author's POV)
Victoria had been home from the hospital for three days when she heard about the returned funds.
She was sitting in the sunroom with a cup of chamomile tea when her assistant told her. She set the cup down, folded her hands in her lap, and allowed herself a brief moment of satisfaction.
Five hundred million dollars, returned in full. That meant Rathbone had blinked. That meant someone in that family had enough sense to see the situation clearly.
But the satisfaction faded quickly, because the underlying problem hadn't changed. Sienna was still in this house. Still at Jasper's side. Still, as far as Victoria could tell, fully intending to stay there.
Victoria thought about the years Sienna had been married to Edmund. A long marriage, a wealthy one, and not a single child
