the news: the Anderson heiress was not marrying an upstart protégé but forging a dynastic all

tional decision. What he found instead was terrifying for him. The rumors of Caleb' s decline were wildly exaggerated. The Lester family's in

d swiftly. He called a board meeting and formally announced Ethan's prom

re was

ectly to Stella for approval," my father declared in front of the entire executive team.

ad the title, but I held the leash. The humiliation burn

leaving the office late at night, he was stopped by one of the old security

with a long-held burden. "I have to say

orge?" Ethan as

d said, his eyes filled with regret. "I was on duty in

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ok the bracelet, I saw her send a text message on her phone. A minute later, you and the other two gentlemen showed up." George shook h

ustification for five years of contempt, crumbled into dust. He was left standing in the empty lobby, the tr