Behind the curtains
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  • Reads 29
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  • Parts 6
  • Time 45m
Ongoing, First published Oct 16, 2024
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They claim that no one has ever had it all, which is probably true. The Astors are the perfect family for the world. Their money is out there for everyone to see, and their connections are valuable. People are unaware of how dysfunctional their family is, just like any other. 
Everyone seems to be pleased that there will be another celebrity wedding. It was an opportunity for the wealthy to flaunt their possessions and develop possibilities for their enterprises. After all, it is Nicholas Astor's. 


Michelle Clarke. A twenty-two-year-old who needs to work two jobs to support herself and her drunken father. Her mother couldn't endure her husband's abuse longer and fled to God knows where. Now, her father's gambling habit has landed her into trouble. She is to marry a fifty-four-year-old guy and become the stepmother of three older children. One thing is certain: she isn't made out for this.


 Is everybody happy? The first of the three siblings is Cyrus, who has only learned how to gain and hold power, Nelis, who is afraid of her family falling apart and no one being there for her, and Louise, the half brother, who is competing with Cyrus for CEO to please his mother. How is this going to pan out?
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