Chapter 2Heiress

After the funeral, I was kneeling in front of the casket in my black veil, saying my final goodbye.

Arthur Chen—my father—stormed in, dragging a girl with him. He looked down on me.

“Seraphina, this is your sister, Isabelle. She’s a year older than you. From now on, she is the eldest Miss Jiang. Understood?”

I remained expressionless. “Arthur, a trophy husband should…”

“Shut up!” He practically shrieked, terrified of being exposed as the family's powerless add-on in front of Isabelle.

I smirked. “Then take your bastard daughter and get out. Don’t disturb my mother’s peace.”

“You insolent girl!”

He postured, but he quickly ushered Isabelle out of the chapel.

I returned to kneeling.

Half an hour later, Alfred appeared at my elbow.

“Miss Seraphina, he is currently hosting a ‘welcome’ party for Miss Isabelle. He wasn't able to get any A-listers, but he has invited several reporters from the tabloids.”

“Let him,” I said, my voice flat.

Arthur thinks my mother was the tree that sheltered me, and that with her gone, he can finally control me and seize the Jiang family empire.

He’s wrong.

My mother was the only thing suppressing my worst impulses.