heart monitor. I was in one of the private suites of the estate, a pl

ional calm. "Your blood pressure is extremely high. Y

see was Richard on that stage with he

horne, entered. Her face was rigid with anger. She

hissed, her voice low and venomous. "Fainting? H

speechless. I was the

front of the boy, Leo, gently dabbing a scraped knee with a cloth. Chloe stood beside him, her hand resting on Richard

sion hardening when he saw me. He said something to Chloe, then

sked, his voice dripping with scorn. "It was a s

t your mistress and her child to a public event, Richard. You stoo

is my son. My firstborn son. You will learn to accept

word, returning to Chloe' s side. I watche

to shatter my life. The laughter and music from downstairs were replaced by a heavy silence, a silence that felt louder and