Morning light filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows, soft and deliberate, washing the penthouse in pale gold.There had been a time when sunrise meant strategy calls across time zones.Now it meant stillness.Dominic lay awake before Lila stirred beside him.He didn’t reach for a phone.He didn’t check market alerts.He simply watched her breathe.Her hair was loose across the pillow, one hand resting protectively over the slight curve of her stomach. The pregnancy was still early enough that the change was subtle, but to him, it felt monumental.Another child.Another chance to do things differently.He shifted slightly, careful not to wake her, and allowed himself something he rarely permitted before, quiet.Six months ago, he had signed his resignation.No pressure.No forced removal.No vote.Voluntary.He had stepped away from Hale Enterprises with full control and relinquished it.People called it shocking.Reckless.Emotional.They were wrong.It had been deliberate.An
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