The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1342

"She constantly stirs up trouble, stressing Tabitha out, and you do nothing to stop it. That makes it your fault."

Mrs. James wasn't about to let York off the hook.

Before the Byron family's financial disaster, York had been the most eligible bachelor in Apex.

But everything had changed.

Now, without the financial backing of the James family, the Byron empire would instantly crumble.

Begging for their money while simultaneously playing knight-in-shining-armor to another woman was a direct insult to her daughter.

Mrs. James honestly thought they would be better off finding a decent, loyal man from a modest background to marry into their family.

Tabitha was perfectly capable of being groomed as the sole heir. They didn't need to rely on York.

If York actually married Tabitha, there was no guarantee the company would remain under their control after she and Larkin passed away.

It had to be said, Mrs. James was incredibly far-sighted.

Her mindset was much more progressive than her husband's.

Larkin believed York had been groomed excellently as an heir. He just needed more time to mature before he could take the reins.

Tabitha was their only child. If she couldn't handle the corporate empire, her future husband could step in.

But her mother feared Tabitha would be stripped of her assets by a gold-digger.

Based on York's current attitude, he clearly didn't harbor any real love for her.

How much longer could they protect their daughter?

Larkin, however, was playing a longer game.

He hadn't built his empire from scratch just to hand it over to an outsider.

That was precisely why he had demanded their firstborn take his last name.

He planned to personally mold that child to inherit everything the James family owned.

Any subsequent children could take the Byron name and inherit Frederic's company.

It was a flawless, profitable strategy.

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