After 28 Lockouts, I Finally Locked Him Out Chapter 09

After 28 Lockouts, I Finally Locked Him Out Chapter 09

“Julian let you manage the trust not because he loved you, but because you were cheap, capable, and had the right professional background. You’re just an in-house executor. One who happens to sleep with the boss.”

“He has only ever had me and Leo in his heart. You should be smart and get out of here with your daughter. Don’t wait until he strips you of your access, your title, and everything else. That would be even more humiliating.”

Maya’s face flushed.

She ran out from behind me and stood in front of me.

“Don’t talk about my mom like that!”

Eleanor looked down at her and laughed.

“Quite the little protector, aren’t you?”

“Mom!”

At some point, Leo had come in too. He was holding Maya’s art folder, a smug look on his face.

“Look what I found. I bet she’s hiding something.”

Before he finished speaking, he tore the folder open and ripped several watercolors to shreds.

Scraps of paper fluttered onto the carpet.

They were the birthday gift Maya had been preparing for my father.

“No!” Maya screamed and lunged forward.

I immediately stood, grabbed Leo’s wrist, and shoved him away.