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CHAPTER 127: SANTORINI
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The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 127: SANTORINI
POV: Vivienne Ashford"Eighteen years," Roman said, sliding an envelope across the breakfast table toward Vivienne on the morning of their anniversary, the children's various schedules having conveniently, if not entirely coincidentally, kept the house quiet enough for a proper celebratory breakfast alone together. "I booked us a week in Santorini. Just the two of us, no business obligations, no family emergencies, simply time to properly celebrate everything we've built."Vivienne opened the envelope with genuine delight, examining the considerable travel arrangements he'd clearly planned with meticulous care. "Eighteen years," she repeated softly. "I still remember standing across that boardroom table from you, absolutely certain we were about to destroy each other.""I remember being absolutely terrified of you," Roman said, laughing. "In the best possible sense."They departed three days later, Grace and Maya's schedules arranged to accommodate their absence, Priya thoroughly brie
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 126: KATYA'S WEDDING
POV: Vivienne Ashford"I want you to walk me down the aisle," Katya said to Vivienne, several weeks into the wedding planning process, her voice carrying evident vulnerability despite the request's straightforward delivery. "My own father obviously can't, for reasons that need no explanation, and my mother passed before any of this began. You're the closest thing I have to genuine family in that particular sense. I'd be honored if you'd stand with me."Vivienne felt tears gather immediately, the particular weight of this request settling deep into her chest. "Katya, I would be honored beyond words."They spent the following months deep in wedding preparations, Maya once again eagerly claiming her established role as informal venue consultant, though this time with the added authority of having successfully guided three previous family weddings toward their celebrated conclusions."I think we should do the ceremony near the treehouse," Maya suggested during one planning session, survey
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 125: KATYA'S PROPOSAL
POV: Vivienne Ashford"I need your help with something, and I need it kept completely secret from Katya," Mathias said, calling Vivienne directly three months after his first visit to the estate, his usual calm composure carrying evident nervous energy. "I want to propose, but I want to do it somewhere that actually means something to her, and I couldn't think of anywhere better than the garden where she first told me she felt genuinely safe enough to imagine a real future.""I'd be honored to help," Vivienne said, genuine delight filling her voice. "When were you thinking?""Her birthday, actually," Mathias said. "Six weeks from now. I've already spoken with her parents, well, I suppose I should say I contacted the prison to request her father's blessing, which felt strange but seemed important to at least attempt, and I spoke with her mother's sister, since her mother passed years ago. But honestly, Mrs. Ashford, I think your family's blessing matters just as much to her, given ever
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 124: MATHIAS
POV: Vivienne Ashford"His name is Mathias, he's a structural engineer, and I think you're actually going to like him," Katya said, her voice carrying a nervous excitement Vivienne had never quite heard from her before, calling ahead of a planned visit to the estate. "We've been together for eight months now. I wanted you to be the first in the family to properly meet him.""I'd be honored," Vivienne said, genuinely delighted by the news. "Eight months, Katya. That's considerably more serious than the occasional dates you mentioned last year.""It is," Katya admitted, something soft entering her voice. "He knows everything, about my father, about the years I spent running. I told him early, because I didn't want to build something real on a foundation of hiding. He didn't flinch. He simply said it explained why I sometimes still check the exits in restaurants, and he started doing it with me, quietly, so I wouldn't feel alone in it."Vivienne felt her throat tighten at this descriptio
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 123: THE ASHFORD-CASTILLE FOUNDATION
POV: Vivienne Ashford"I want to formally establish something before Leo's doctoral work truly begins pulling him into his own independent future," Vivienne told Roman one evening, an idea that had been developing gradually across the preceding weeks finally crystallizing into clear intention. "A family foundation, separate from the trust's ongoing operations, specifically designed to preserve and continue this family's collaborative legacy across whatever generations eventually follow.""What did you have in mind specifically?" Roman asked, genuine interest evident in his expression."Something that formally connects the shipping initiative, the Bridge Fund, and now 'Beneath the Surface' under one unified family mission," Vivienne explained. "Ensuring that whatever paths Leo, Maya, and Grace ultimately choose for their own adult lives, this family's core commitment to genuine, meaningful bridge-building remains intact and continues, regardless of how their individual involvement migh
The Billionaires Greatest Regret CHAPTER 122: THE PHOTO ALBUM
POV: Vivienne Ashford"I've been formally accepted into the doctoral program, two years ahead of the typical timeline," Leo announced during the family's traditional Sunday video call, now seventeen and approaching the completion of his undergraduate degree with the same accelerated pace that had defined his entire academic journey. "Professor Hartley wants me to continue the propulsion research specifically, expanding it into a full doctoral thesis.""That's remarkable," Roman said, genuine pride evident despite his now practiced composure regarding his son's consistently exceptional achievements. "Though I imagine this means several additional years away from home.""At least four more years, probably," Leo confirmed. "Though I'll have more flexibility for visits than my undergraduate schedule allowed, given how doctoral research typically operates."Vivienne felt the familiar bittersweet mixture of pride and gentle grief that had come to characterize her response to each of Leo's c
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