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Glamor and Luxury ch 41”

At Creation Fashion Design, Frida and Cynthia were talking about branching out on their own together. "What about Jill and Genevieve?" Cynthia asked. “They can work with us too," Frida added, "even if you don't want to come to work at Essentially. I need it to work for myself." Frida said as Ivy came in. "What is going on? What are you both up to?" Ivy asked. “We were just talking. It's time to move on from the past now that it is all out," Cynthia said. “Yes, I'm glad you see that, Cynthia. Knowing what you did to your father and keeping it from me, I can't do this. Cynthia, I don't want you at Creation anymore. It's my business, and I will run it myself," Ivy said. “You are firing me!" Cynthia yelled. “Yes, Creation is my company. I've been running it since before either of you," Ivy said. "Well, Mother, I see now how loyal you are! Frida and I were just talking about going into business together, but I didn't want to leave you. Now you can relax! Just remember, I know all the family secrets— not just in fashion," Cynthia said. “You both can't be as successful as I am!" Ivy yelled. “Just watch!" Frida yelled. They left.

 

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 Glamor and Luxury ch 40”

At the Creation office, Frida and Cynthia were making amends and reaching an understanding. “Cynthia, what if we both break free from our mother's shadow and start something together? You and me, with our daughters.” “We can't leave Mother on her own.” “Mother will be okay, you know that. I know deep down you want to be free of her too,” Frida said. “I always want my own jewelry and makeup line, but Mother says it's not the right time yet. She doesn't think it will sell enough.” “See, it is time for both of us,” Frida added.

At Crane Hotel, Monica, Mia, Simone, and Corette were eating dinner when Ivy came over and yelled at them as they entered. “I want to say I'm sorry for yelling at you earlier. It was uncalled for. Your meal is on me,” Ivy said. “We don't take handouts,” Mia replied. “Mia, it's not— we do go back; we grew up in this town together. We went to the same school,” Ivy responded. “Yes, we are just acquaintances, that’s it.” “Yes, I guess so,” Ivy said, feeling a little hurt and leaving. “Mother, Ivy was trying to make amends,” Mia said. “Ivy only cares about the name of her family,” she added. 

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 Glamor and Luxury ch 38”

At Richard's office—Richard's office was left exactly as he had left it; no one touched anything after he died except for his computer and the company's finances. Cynthia moved them to her office after Richard passed away. She entered the office, looked around, and saw a photo of her father. "I told the family my secret, our secret. I'm done lying and keeping secrets. I wish you never asked me to kill you! I hate that you did! Why would you want me to live with this? I know you hate that you never had a son, but it's not our fault! You pin us sisters against each other! You want it this way! Us fighting! I hate keeping secrets and managing this family business! I'm jealous that Frida wants to branch out and not be in the shadow of this family!" Cynthia yelled as Frida came in. "Cynthia, yes, I'm jealous that you want to branch out and not be in the family business but do your own thing, no matter the risk. Frida, I hate to admit it, but you will be successful. You're a great designer," Cynthia said. “Thanks, I did learn from the best." "No, you did it on your own." “Why don't we open our own business? Away from mother’s shadow," Frida asked. “I’ve lived under our mother’s shadow for too long, but you can break free. I kind of understand why Chanel wants this too. She adores you, just like I do. You did teach me a lot about business. I know you will be successful." Daddy only did the fashion business because of mother, his investment in it, but the hotel was his baby and he wanted it to be successful. That's why he wanted me to marry Phillips to merge both hotels but we never did," Cynthia said. 

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 Glamor and Luxury ch 37”

At Crane's Inn—Ivy and Ruth sat at a table, and Ivy was telling Ruth about what Cynthia did. "Cynthia killed Richard! Do you know how?" Ruth asked.

"Ruth, you have to be quiet. I don't want Cynthia to go to jail for this. I just can't believe she did this; she adored Richard," Ivy said.

"Yes, she did. Cynthia would do anything for him," Ruth replied.

"Yes, she would," Ivy said as Monica, Coretta, and Mia came in. Seeing them, Ivy moved aside.

"So, which one of you did it? Which one helped my daughter Cynthia end her father's life? I will revoke your medical licenses!" Ivy yelled as Ruth stood up.

"Ivy, I don't think this is the place," Ruth said.

"No, it's not. I don't know what happened to Richard, but we had nothing to do with it," Mia said.

"Ivy, we're sorry about Victoria and wish we could help. As doctors, my sister and I take our job seriously," Coretta added, and they left.

"Ivy, I shouldn't have made such a scene. I just came here to check on things and change the name of this hotel," Ivy said.

At Mia, Monica, and Coretta's table—

"Do you know what that's about? Cynthia killed her own father? She adored him," Monica asked.

"No, I don't. I didn't have anything to do with Richard's death," Mia said as Simone entered.

"What is going on? Did I miss something serious?" Simone asked.

"It's nothing," Coretta replied.

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 Glamor and Luxury ch 36”

At Valley Hospital, Mia was in her office, thinking about a secret she had kept for years, when Monica came in. "Mother, you look like you are miles away. What is going on?" Monica asked. “Just a case that gets to me sometimes. Now, let's go to dinner." “Mother, are you sure?" Monica asked. “Yes, I am. I need to get out of this hospital," Mia replied. “Alright, let's go," Monica said, as Coretta came in. "Aunt Coretta, we are going to dinner. Do you want to join us?" Monica asked. “Yes, why not? I will call Simone on the way." "Yes, make it a family affair. The Langston dinner," Monica said as they left.

At Crane’s Bar Inn, Ivy came in and looked at the picture of her husband, who owns the inn, as Ruth came over. "Ruth, I want the photo of my husband off all the walls here, and I'm thinking of changing the name of this place." “Why? Ivy, what is going on?" Ruth asked. "I just found out that my daughter Cynthia has been keeping a secret from me for years about my husband, and I want to honor my daughter Victoria, who is dying," Ivy said. “Why don't we get a drink and talk?" Ruth asked. “Yes, why not?" Ivy replied.

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Glamor and Luxury ch 34”

At Victoria, Matthew, Victoria, Chanel, Ivy, Nora, and Frida were waiting for Cynthia to explain how she killed their father. “Cynthia is going to explain how she killed Richard. Now go ahead, tell me how you killed your own father,” Ivy yelled as Callie came in. “What is going on? My mother needs rest,” Callie said. “It's okay, I want to know. I deserve to know what happened to my father. We all do,” Victoria said. “Fine, I will explain. I hate keeping this secret. Daddy was having a hard time with chemotherapy, and he was going to die anyway from the cancer. But he asked me to help ease his pain, and so I did. I asked a doctor to help me ease Daddy’s pain and let him die,” Cynthia said as she cried. “So you helped Daddy die faster?” Frida asked. “Yes, I gave Daddy the pills, and he died,” Cynthia replied. “Why didn't you come to me? I could’ve talked to your father. I could’ve talked him out of this,” Ivy said. “Because Daddy asked me not to. You know how close we were. You have always been jealous of it. All of you have! Daddy loved me the most because I didn't rebel against him. I did as I was told,” Cynthia explained. “Yes, you are a good daughter,” Frida said. “What is the name of the doctor who helped you?” Callie asked. “It doesn't matter. I don't want him to lose his license. Now, Victoria, I know you’re upset, but I want to be here for you. I want you all to get along. When I'm gone, you're going to need each other,” Victoria said. “We will try our best”Frida said “Yes we will “Cynthia said 

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 Glamor and Luxury ch 35”

At Victoria and Matthew’s — Cynthia told her family how she helped her father end his life. "I actually feel it’s important to tell everyone what happened," Cynthia said. “I'm sure it was hard to live with," Nora replied. "Yes, it was." "Maybe now we can heal and remember why we started working at Creation. We enjoy working together on the design and development, then selling our products around the world. Why can't you both be like that?" Victoria asked, growing tired. "Victoria, you should rest," Matthew advised. “I will, Cynthia, Frida. Do you remember that?" Victoria asked. “Yes, I do," Frida responded. “Cynthia, Frida just wants her own success. You remember that? You want to succeed on your own, not in mother’s shadow," Victoria said. "Yes, I do. Maybe we can create a line for Frida at Creation," Cynthia suggested. "We will let you work it out, mother. I will help you to your room," Callie offered, as she accompanied her parents upstairs. "Cynthia, I do want to get along and improve our relationship, but I don't want to work with you. I need to do this on my own for myself," Frida said. “I understand," Cynthia replied. “We should go and let your sister rest," Ivy suggested. “Yes, I have errands to run," Cynthia agreed.

At Jill’s — Jill was looking out the window, contemplating a secret she held, as her son Grayson entered. "Mother, I saw your announcement on the TV," Grayson said. “What do you think about it? I'm going to be a successful fashion designer." "Yes, you already are, and you will be. But are you sure you're going up against Winthrop?" "Yes, I am." “It won't be easy," Jill replied. "No, but I can handle it. I don't do easy," Grayson said.