Victoria stepped closer, her eyes never leaving Emily's face. "I just wanted to talk to you about your father," she said, her voice dripping with a sugary sweetness that made Emily's teeth ache. "He's been working so hard lately, and I'm worried about him. I know you two don't always see eye to eye, but I was hoping you might be able to... talk to him, you know? Make him see reason."
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