Sold at Birth The Billionaire Heiress They Tried to DestroyChapter 1

I planned to take my family to Miami Beach for New Year's.

My nephew decided that was a waste of money and refused to let me go.

I stared at him. "I'm buying the tickets. I'm treating everyone. And I'm not allowed to go?"

"I've been interning for six months now. I'll be taking over your company soon." He shrugged. "How the money gets spent is up to me."

Ethan Dickerson looked completely self-righteous. "You really can't go."

Linda Abbott, his mother, nodded at me. "The kid's grown up. Time to let him make the decisions."

I looked at my older brother. He was gazing at his son with pure pride. "Look how happy you've made your aunt—she doesn't even know what to say."

Then he made the final call. "It's settled. Use this time to get ready. When we're back from the trip, you'll hand the company over to Ethan."

I took out my phone and refunded all their plane tickets.

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"You don't need to pack. I refunded your tickets."

Linda's voice went shrill. "Grace Dickerson, did you make a mistake? You can refund your own ticket, but we still have to go to Miami Beach."

"Want to go?" I smiled. "Buy your own tickets."

"Look at her." Linda pointed at me. "She's obviously making things hard for me. I already posted on social media that I'm going to Miami Beach. I promised I'd bring gifts back for my friends."

My brother's face darkened. "Gracie, what is this supposed to mean?"

"What else could it mean?" Linda jumped in, her tone dripping with false sympathy. "Obviously she never planned to hand the company over to our son."

"You're already in your mid-thirties. Unmarried. Health problems too. We felt sorry for you—that's why we said you shouldn't travel that far."

"And now look—biting the hand that feeds you. Someone this cold-blooded by nature? I say when she gets old, Ethan shouldn't care whether she lives or dies."

"Best if she gets dragged off by wolves and torn apart by dogs."

"Enough." My brother stopped her. He looked at me. "Gracie, don't blame your sister-in-law for being blunt. What she said is the truth."

"You're not married. You don't plan to get married. When you're old, who's going to take care of you? My Ethan, that's who."

"Everything you have is already his. Don't get confused."