Chapter 5

Isn't this a touching mother-daughter scene, turning truth upside down.

I looked at them and smiled.

"Anastasia, have you forgotten? I'm the eldest legitimate daughter of the Sarratt family. You're merely a concubine; what gives you the right to order me around?"

Anastasia's expression faltered. "You..."

"And," I walked up to the carriage and gently ran my hand over a locked rosewood chest, "you claim these belong to the Sarratt family?"

"My mother's dowry; every single item was registered with the Court of Justice, with a clear dowry list. That list states plainly that all these items belong to me…