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Seven years after I cut ties with the Lane family, Victoria Lane showed up at the project site with Chloe Lane in tow. I was sitting on a crate near the construction zone, picking through a styrofoam takeout box. Victoria spotted me through the crowd almost instantly. She stopped right in front of me, her gaze fixed on the greasy container in my hands. Her eyes turned red. Her voice trembled. "Emily, you used to be the pickiest eater I knew. How can you eat this kind of stuff?" I stood up and gave her a polite smile. "The crew loves this food truck. Big portions, tons of meat." I tilted the container toward her. "Look, they even threw in some shrimp." Her expression went rigid. Tears spilled down her cheeks. Her voice cracked. "You're still holding it against us, aren't you?"