He signed the divorce papers while his pregnant wife packed one suitcase, never knowing her father could buy his empire before breakfast

test in both hands, her eyes full of frightened joy.

“I know this is not the timing you planned,” she had said. “But maybe not everything beautiful arrives on schedule.”

He had smiled then. He remembered that now, and the memory cut deeper than he expected.

His phone buzzed.

Lila.

Board prep in twenty. We need you focused.

Damian turned the paternity report continue reading …