Her own daughter was now a pillar of the O’Connor family. If her birth relatives still harbored designs on the family’s wealth, they would be harming her child.

A mother’s children were both her Achilles heel and her last straw.

“Exactly. Even the most talented business geniuses stumble sometimes. It’s normal for our company to have losses for a quarter or two. We’ve always adjusted strategies to turn things around.

“I have full confidence in both myself and Isabella.”

Tati acknowledged how hard Isabella had it.

“Get some rest.”

Margaret rose without further discussion. After urging her daughter once more, she headed upstairs.

Entering her bedroom, she found her husband, Harold, stirring awake. Seeing her return fully dressed and made up, he asked, “You’re still up? Where were you? Or is it morning already?”

He glanced outside at the still-dark sky. Nope, it clearly was not morning yet.

“No, it’s only about 1 AM right now. I was waiting for Tati to come home and to talk to her