Chapter 9 - JULIAN MORETTI CAME TO THE HOUSEVictor hated Julian.
Everyone knew.
Their conflict went back years.
Business routes.
Family insults.
Elena marrying Victor instead of staying aligned with her brother’s world.
When Julian arrived at the mansion, security tightened instantly.
He entered alone.
Forty-four.
Dark suit.
Gray at the temples.
He looked at Ethan for a long time.
Then at Lily.
“You’re the nanny.”
“Yes.”
“Elena liked you.”
“I barely knew her.”
“She was good at deciding quickly.”
Victor said:
“Why didn’t you tell me about the trust?”
Julian laughed without humor.
“Because my sister didn’t trust you with unchecked control.”
Victor flinched.
Good.
Truth among powerful men should hurt sometimes.
Julian continued:
“She loved you.”
“That wasn’t the same as believing you should own everything around her.”
Exactly.
Elena’s trust divided power deliberately.
No husband automatic control.
No brother automatic control.
No future spouse.
Professional trustees.
Temporary protector only if child safety required it.
Julian’s role was limited.
He could not touch Ethan’s principal.
Could not permanently seize votes.
Dominic exaggerated the mechanism because he needed Serena frightened.
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The trust was not a crown.
It was a brake.
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