LOGINOn our seventh anniversary, an event planner called, already hyping up my wife, Talia. "Ms. Sweeney, we're putting a family photo of you four in the main hall. And some shots of your little princess. That okay? Also, can you confirm your son carrying his sister onstage?" I froze. There were only two people in our house—Talia and me. A family of four? Two kids? I called Talia, the hotel's general manager. She brushed it off. "Probably a client. Wrong number on a contract. I hand out cards all day." I stared at the balloons and flowers I'd set up in the private room—then swiped them all to the floor. Gone. I turned and called my sister, the Director of the Business Compliance Bureau. "Naomi, Talia's cheating. She's got two kids. Get me the best divorce lawyer. I want her out—and out of my hotel."
View More"You know how weak you got after giving birth. That's why you lied about business trips and disappeared for months." I frowned. "And all that 'humiliation' you keep bringing up? My family and I never saw you that way."Remember your first deal? I couldn't watch you run yourself into the ground, so I met the partner myself and locked it in for you."Then you talked for three hours straight about that useless project. I cleaned it up and sent it over like it was your work."And the Blue Sky project you bragged about for days? Trading two junk plots under Cresthaven for prime commercial land—you really think that was your persistence?"Business runs on profit. Why would they care about you? I used company resources to make it happen and told them not to mention me."Talia, every step you took—I laid it out for you. Without me, you would've crashed."I pulled you up. Covered for you. Made you look good."I thought I was helping you grow. But you took everything and turned around, sa
I couldn't make sense of it. Was it really just about kids? After all these years, did everything my family did mean nothing?For a child, she cheated—and kept pushing Grandpa back into relapse.Talia went quiet, then laughed."Jerome, you'll never get it!" Her eyes were bloodshot. "You never had to fight for anything. The stuff I clawed for years to get—you just handed over with a word. Your charity? It suffocated me. You hear me?"Her voice shot up. "That internship I nearly killed myself for—you handled it with one call. That project I spent three months landing—I wanted to celebrate, and you just smiled and handed me a year's salary."What was I to you? Worse than a stray dog? Every second you reminded me—no matter how hard I worked, I'd never match one move, one word from you. And that old man—always sending jewelry. What, to mock me for not being able to afford it?"Her voice shook. "But I couldn't even be mad. I had to smile and take it. So I kept pushing—again and again—j
Grandpa barely got the words out before he went still."Doctor! Get a doctor!" I slammed the call button.Doctors and nurses rushed in. Once they confirmed he'd only passed out from weakness, I finally dropped onto the couch.But those unfinished words had already set Naomi off.She turned to her staff. "Call Arlencia. Reinvestigate everything on Talia from the past seven years. Anything tied to my grandfather goes first. Don't miss a thing."No one dared question her.Two days later, the results came in.They dragged in a former hotel security guard—flew him back from some town miles away to the Bureau. The second he heard how bad this could get, he went pale and cracked."Two months ago, I was outside Ms. Sweeney's office. Heard her arguing on speaker. Sounded like her husband's grandfather. He had proof—her affair, a kid—and wanted to expose her, make his grandson divorce her."I watched the recording, fists clenched so tight my fingers went white.So Grandpa knew. He knew
The baby's cries echoed down the hall, making Danny flinch.He mumbled, "The boy... sperm bank. I used the commission from that deal you signed to pay for it. Slipped the doctor some cash, told you it was a routine check, but it was insemination. You're healthy. It worked the first time."Talia looked ready to rip him apart."And this one?" she snapped, eyes bloodshot, pointing at the baby."That donor wasn't cheap either. I wanted to save money... so I had my cousin come by a few times, and then... it just happened... And you—don't say that. They're your kids. Your blood."The crowd gasped. No one expected that from quiet, mild Danny."Dude's cold. Got her pregnant by two different men and still played dad. That's wild.""And she never noticed the kids didn't look like him?"Talia screamed and lunged. "You set me up, you bastard!"Danny dodged. The boy nearby got shoved down the stairs.Blood spread across the floor.The kid lay still. No one knew if he'd make it.Talia di
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