His jaw tightened. “I’m your father.”

“And I was your daughter. That didn’t stop you.”

Mom called during the meeting. I put her on speaker.

“Please,” she cried. “Brielle is devastated.”

I looked at Dad.

“I’m filing a police report for the assault and opening an internal fraud review.”

Mom went silent.

Dad whispered, “You wouldn’t.”

“I already did.”

For the first time in my life, he didn’t tell me what to do.

Part 3

Brielle came to the villa two days later.

Not alone.

She brought Mom, a locksmith, and two suitcases.

My security guard stopped them at the gate.

I watched from the balcony as Brielle shouted into the intercom.

“You’re insane! This was supposed to be my business!”

I pressed the button.

“No. It was supposed to be another thing you took.”

Mom stepped forward, crying. “Natalie, please. Your sister needs a win.”

“I needed parents.”

That ended her performance.

The locksmith left first.

Brielle followed only after security mentioned trespassing charges.

The fraud review uncovered more than I expected. Brielle had used company contacts to pitch investors on a rental business she didn’t own, using photos of my villa without permission. Dad knew. Mom helped her stage the lie because, in her words, “Natalie always lands on her feet.”

I didn’t sue them for everything.