et from Brian. She didn't raise

e deceptively calm. "What

xpected her. "Annabel. I... we were j

hanging on her every word. "Let me be clear for all of you. This man is not a Hughes. His name is Brian Lester.

d of reporters. They started shouting q

"And this young man, Ethan, is Brian's son from a previous

been struck. Nicole's mouth hung open in disbelief. The paparazzi went ab

authority, "the family trust, the real power... it all remains with me. This man," she poi

n for her. She walked right up to me, her expression softening for the first time. She to

Brian, her face hardening

away from the prying eyes of the press, Annabel's con

commanded, her voice

s face a mixture of

e roared, her voice echoing

stroy me, crumpled to the floor. He knelt before the true matriar