Chapter 15. She’s Taken

Just then, a man in a sharp suit stepped onto the stage, carrying a file bag.

“I am the attorney representing Mrs. Madison Scott, Mr. Scott’s ex-wife. She left a property in my care, with instructions that it should only be transferred to her daughter Bianca once she comes of age and gets engaged.”

The lawyer approached Bianca, shook her hand, and opened the file bag. He then handed her a commission letter and a big check.

“Your mother wants you to have these. Take it,” Peter said to Bianca affectionately.

Bianca, feeling dazed, accepted the items from the lawyer. She hadn’t heard about her mother since she left, and she had no idea her mother had left her such a large sum of money.

The guests clapped while Stacey and Haris kept their eyes on the check. This was the whole point of the engagement party. They could only take everything from Bianca once she got the money!

As the applause quieted, the host began the engagement ceremony. But sudde