HE MARRIED HIS GRANDDAUGHTERS BEST FRIEND TO TEACH HIS GREEDY FAMILY A LESSON THEY WILL NEVER FORGET

I was never the girl people noticed, unless they were looking for someone to pity. Growing up poor and awkward, I learned early that invisibility was a survival tactic. That changed when Violet sat next to me in chemistry. She was radiant, wealthy, and inexplicably kind. For years, she was my anchor, the one person who saw value in me when my own family had discarded me. But even the strongest bonds can fray when money and desperation enter the frame.