My Father Replaced His Heir With a Stranger, So I Took Back My Empire

At the Moretti family's annual gathering, the only daughter who served eight years as her father's underboss expects to be named his successor. Instead, he raises his glass and names her cousin, Wilfred, the next head of the family, claiming Wilfred accomplished more in one year than she did in eight. When she protests, her father tells her anyone with a problem can leave, including her. She removes the Moretti family ring, places it on the table, and walks out.

Outside, her father follows only to demand she apologize and serve under Wilfred, warning that if she walks away tonight she cannot come back. At home, her mother blames her and slaps her for humiliating the family. Stripped of the name she bled for, she reaches out to Paul Farley, the youngest heir of a powerful East Coast family, asking him to back her. He agrees to meet that night.