THE DISABLED HEIRESS, MY EX-HUSBAND WOULD PAY DEARLY.

At that moment, Victoria didn't even flinch. Her eyes were calm, yet sharp like she had been preparing for this confrontation for a long time. She crossed her arms, letting out a slow breath as she said, "Yes, I heard everything. I heard everything that Dad discussed with you about the wedding. I know it's just one week away, Robert. One week."

Now her voice was steady, but her tone carried weight like she wasn't speaking to her brother, but to someone who needed to be reminded of the bigger picture.

"And because I'm a good friend to Abigail and a good sister to you," she went on, "I did what I had to do. I told Abigail everything. Every. Single. Thing."

Robert's eyes widened immediately, his body slightly jolting back in disbelief.

"I had to," Victoria added quickly before he could interrupt. "Abigail was already getting irritated with you. She was ready to throw in the towel and call everything off. I had to stop her, Robert. I had to beg her. I had to sit her down, calm her nerves, and remind her that you're not as foolish as you were acting."

Robert's expression darkened. His jaw tightened as if he was chewing on bitter words he couldn't swallow. His voice came out strained and angry. "Why, Victoria? Why would you do that? Why would you go begging on my behalf? Who gave you that right? Are you trying to bring me down? To humiliate me? Is that it?"

He took a step forward, his voice rising with every word. "Do you even realize what you've done? You've gone to tell Abigail things that you should have kept to yourself. You've made me look weak, Victoria. You've made me look like a joke!"

But Victoria didn't move. She didn't blink. She stared straight into his eyes, not out of arrogance but out of conviction. "You don't understand, Robert," she said quietly, her voice firm but low. "But very soon… you will understand."

At that moment, Robert had already turned halfway, his jaw clenched and his eyes burning with frustration. His steps were heavy with anger, and just when he was about to storm off without saying another word, Victoria's voice calmly cut through the air like a blade firm, but not loud.

"Wait. I'm not done yet."

Her tone wasn't pleading, but it carried a weight that forced Robert to pause. He didn't turn back immediately, but his shoulders tensed, showing he had heard her. Slowly, she took a step forward, her voice softer this time.

"There's something important I need to tell you, Robert," she said carefully. "And I'd rather you hear it from me than from someone else because if you do… if you hear it from the wrong mouth, I know how angry you'll get. So let me tell you now, before you go."

That made Robert's chest rise and fall faster. He still didn't look at her, but his ears were fully open now. Victoria hesitated for a breath, then went on, trying to choose her words wisely.

"She saw her," she said quietly. "Cora. Cora actually saw Abigail today."

That was it. That name alone Cora was enough to trigger the switch in Robert.

His entire body froze, like someone had poured ice water down his spine. And then, slowly, he turned around. But this wasn't just any turn it was sharp, sudden, with his face already twisted in disbelief and a mix of fury and confusion. His eyes locked onto Victoria's.

"What did you just say?" Robert asked, his voice low, almost trembling.

Victoria flinched slightly, but she didn't back down. She knew this moment was going to be intense.

"You said what?" Robert stepped forward now, a fire in his steps. "Confronted who? How? Why?"

At that moment, Victoria folded her arms and let out a sharp breath through her nose, clearly irritated but trying to hold back from completely losing her cool. She tilted her head, her eyes fixed on Robert as if begging him to finally understand where she was coming from. "Yeah," she said slowly, "We actually confronted her. Both of us. Abigail didn't hold back. And to be honest, I don't blame her."

She shifted her weight to one foot and continued, her voice tinged with frustration. "That girl Cora or whatever she calls herself is just too full of herself. She's cocky, and the way she walks around like she owns the world? I'm sorry, but Abigail put her in her place, and she did it right. That's what happens when people start thinking too highly of themselves. And I'm telling you all this now because I know you. If you find out from someone else later, you'll be angry. You'll think we all went behind your back. But I'm your sister, Robert. I'm telling you first because I care."

She took a step closer and looked him straight in the eye. "So take my advice, please. Just stay away from her. You don't need that kind of drama in your life right now, especially not with the wedding just around the corner. Abigail is not happy about this. The whole family isn't. You might not see it now, but this… all of this? It's heading in a dangerous direction."

At that moment Robert frowned, clearly trying to process everything. But Victoria wasn't done.

"And you want to know the worst part?" she said, her voice rising just a little. "That girl knew I was your sister. Yeah. She knew. You think that's just coincidence? You think someone like that just accidentally stumbles into your life? No. She's been sniffing around, doing background checks, probably watching us from the shadows before even coming close. That's not normal, Robert. That's someone with an agenda."

Then she paused and gave a small, incredulous laugh. "Unless she's a weasel herself, sniffing around like that? Because that's exactly what she feels like to me a sneaky little weasel trying to find a way into our lives. And I don't care how famous she is or how she handled Samuel. That doesn't mean she belongs anywhere near you. Not when she's already stirring this much trouble."

Victoria's voice was steady now, calm and direct, as she added, "So just take care, Robert. For your own good. For Abigail. For the family. I'm telling you now before it's too late."