Right after the divorce, my husband hugged his mistress and mocked her: “Now you’re just an old rag!” But 5 minutes later, 10 Rolls-Royces arrived and someone shouted: “Get in the car, ma’am!” The surprise was total, the end of it all came quickly.

I hired a private detective to investigate Penelope and discovered she was actually Silas Vance’s former personal secretary. They had used her as bait to control Gavin so they could keep an eye on me for years.

My anger burned brightly because I realized my entire marriage had been a fraudulent setup by a criminal organization. I returned to the office with a promise to make them pay, but then I received a frantic call from Mrs. Higgins.

“Your father is in critical condition, Serena, you must come to the hospital now,” she cried. When I arrived, the doctor revealed that my father had been slowly poisoned with arsenic and lead over a long period.

I realized Silas wasn’t just after the money but was slowly murdering my father to clear his path to the throne. While I was at the office late that night, I received a cryptic email from someone calling themselves “The Observer.”

The email contained proof of Silas’s secret Swiss bank accounts and a flight plan for his escape after the next board meeting. This was the evidence I needed to destroy him, and I felt a ray of hope for the first time.