The Stand-In Who Burned the Script novel Chapter 528

Vivian sat in a daze for a while before booting up her computer and digging out a heavily encrypted folder.

It contained the complete history of the Fairchild family—its origins, its golden era, and its eventual downfall.

Much like the Sterling patriarch, Old Mr. Fairchild had laid his roots in Northside after leaving the military. Utilizing his vast network, he paved a brilliant, golden path for the next generation.

While they didn't have a century-old dynasty like the Sterlings, the Fairchild family surged to prominence at lightning speed, backed by countless loyal brothers-in-arms. They quickly became one of the most powerful and sought-after elite families in the city.

But the glory was short-lived, collapsing the moment Old Mr. Fairchild fell ill.

For Dominic, losing his father meant losing his strategist, his enforcer, and his only source of discipline.

Dominic instantly descended into a life of debauchery, completely ignoring the family business.

It was around that time he met Sylvia.

No one in their social circles quite understood how those two ended up married. All they knew was that Sylvia gave birth to a child the very next year.

Shortly after, the old man passed away. Dominic managed to squander the majority of the fortune his father had built, making enemies out of their closest aristocratic allies along the way. They were practically chased out of Northside.

With no other options, he dragged his wife and child to Southampton.

Through all those grueling, humiliating years, it was Sylvia who held the crumbling family together.

To many, Sylvia was an ethereal, untouchable presence. She was breathtakingly beautiful, exceptionally cultured, and seemingly capable of anything she set her mind to.

Why would such a brilliant woman marry a waste like Dominic?

No one knew.

Some speculated it was out of love.

Others joked that Dominic must have cast some sort of dark magic on her.

Vivian didn't believe in the supernatural, but combing through her sparse childhood memories, she realized her mother had shown Dominic many different emotions—but romantic love was never one of them.

So what was the real story?

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