Chapter 123

Camille sat in the back of the town car, watching familiar streets pass by outside the window. Each turn brought her closer to the mansion she had grown up in, the place she had once thought safe until Rose had shattered that illusion forever.

“You’re sure about this?” Victoria asked from beside her.

Camille turned, still surprised that Victoria had insisted on accompanying her to dinner with her parents. She had announced her decision that morning, brooking no argument when Camille had tried to dissuade her.

“I’m not sure about anything where my family is concerned,” Camille admitted. “But my mother has called every week since the press conference. They’ve apologized multiple times. At some point, I have to at least hear them out.”

Victoria’s expression remained neutral, but her eyes held a protective wariness. “Apologies are easy. Changed behavior is what matters.”

The car slowed as they approached the Lewis estate, an imposing limestone mansion set b