The Ignore Daughter Have True Honor

The call from my mother came in just as I was signing off on a ten-million-dollar patent licensing deal.

She gave the order the way she always did.

"Serena's getting married this weekend. You need to be there.

She hung up.

I opened the family group chat I'd had on mute for months.

For once, my brother Elliot had actually tagged me. "Wear something decent. Don't embarrass Serena. The Ashfords are old money. Every guest at that wedding matters."

Message Form my childhood friend Ethan Cole also popped up in right after.