The Disowned Daughter Builds An Empire

Summary

"I am announcing today that Harper’s trial has concluded in failure. The Hayes Group will officially transition its leadership to Sloane."

The words echoed from the glowing screen of the CNBC broadcast mounted at the front of the city bus. The man on the television was dressed in a bespoke Tom Ford suit, his silver hair perfectly coiffed, standing beneath the blinding glare of flashbulbs at a press conference.

I stared at the screen. The two dollar-slice pizzas I’d just bought slipped from my hands, hitting the rubber floor of the bus.

That man was my father.