"Oh, I know exactly who else was involved, and you're going to stay the hell out of it while I handle it. As much as you may think that I haven't, I have learned a lot from you. You and your friends will stay out of my private and public affairs from now on or the whole world will know the entire story you've all been trying to cover up all these years," I warned.“I was only trying to protect you,” he said once more.I chuckled bitterly. You of all people should know that those are famous last words.” I thrust the file clutched in my hands in his face. “And if there is more of this somewhere, you better make sure it all gets destroyed. Because if any of this ever sees the light of day, the scandal you’re about to face will seem like a happy photo opportunity compared to what I am going to do to you. I will use every ounce of influence I have to dig you into a hole so deep that you will never be able to climb out of it.”He kn

"Kai… as I said, I appreciate what you did during that press conference." I drew in a deep breath and exhaled it quickly. "But I wish you wouldn't have to incur losses for it. I wish you wouldn't have, for all intents and purposes, asked the current President to kiss your ass."Kai snorted and dipped his head down to my eye level. Frowning, he gazed at me in total bewilderment. “I don’t understand you.”“That makes the two of us,” I shrugged.He chuckled and dropped his hands and despite it all, I chuckled along with it.“I only did what I should have done all those years ago.” He studied me carefully. Though he had let go of my face, he was still so close that his breath warmed me.“I am still in business,” he murmured. “I am still a billionaire. And who knows, maybe in the future, people will understand what really happened and my business will grow a hundred-fold.” His eyes

As expected, a few days later while Kai was in the headquarters, the media broke the story of the ongoing investigation of Kevin Rivera's involvement with shady private investigators. The media was buzzing with the information that his son, Kai, was cooperating with the authorities regarding the possibility that Kevin knew all along of his grandson's existence and abused his power at the time as the President to have a private investigator track me and my son.It only took a small leap for the media to wonder how the current President was involved.Dave and his team ushered Kaiden and me as well as my dad and Brit back and forth from everywhere we needed to go. Even Ken had been approached, though he refused to give any comment, for which I was extremely grateful.Kai and I spoke over the phone every day about what was going on and about Kaiden.“I miss you, Lilith.” His words made my heart jump with joy. “I should be there early Saturda

Late one night, Kai and I sat side by side in the living room. Everyone else in the house was asleep. The television was on in the background with the news playing. "…for the past couple of weeks, the country has been reeling over the announcement that businessman Kai Rivera recently discovered the existence of his son. The child's mother is Lilith Hill, the best-selling author. Apparently, the two met while Mr. Rivera was on vacation, and they had a love affair that resulted in the child. Different versions have arisen as to how Ms. Hill broke the news to Mr. Rivera, but it is becoming increasingly clear that the businessman's own father, former President Kevin Rivera, was somehow involved in a cover-up that kept his son from knowing of his son. “In addition, the current Presidential Administration has been on the defensive for the past couple of weeks, after Kai Rivera’s lightly veiled accusations. It's been a tough few weeks for his team, with rumors of a culture

KAI POV:When I was younger, my mom used to sing this song. It was a story about a beggar who fell in love with a princess but turned out to be a prince. She got so into it that it was fun.At times, my father would join in too, hard to ignore.“Do you understand the song?” He had asked me once.I had shrugged. “It’s about two people falling in love.”He smirked, laughing at me. “It is about more than that. It’s about a boy who grew up struggling and turned out to be a great man. He grew up and upheld his legacy and his responsibility to the people and his family.”I blinked in confusion. Mom was holding Eric in her lap as she chuckled. “Kevin, he is too small. Don’t turn everything into a lesson for him. Let him have fun!”Father mumbled something about teaching me when I was impressionable but mom scoffed. I didn’t heart the rest of their conversation, but I alm