DominicIf you had this much bottled up, why didn’t you ever say anything? he asked me, and I sighed.You never listen, father, I said, my voice tight with tension. I also know why you handed the company over to me. She changed everything to my name. I went through the documents. You couldn’t gift the company to Eric.Alph Aeo leaned back, his face lined with years of responsibility and worry. You think you understand, he said slowly, but family, business, and loyalty are never simple. Every decision has consequences, and not all of them are visible.I ran my hand through my hair, my mind flashing back to Nyla in the hospital, fragile, sedated, carrying our child. My chest still ached at the memory of her pale face, her shallow breathing, her tiny hand beneath mine. Elizabeth’s cruelty had escalated beyond anything I had imagined, and Nyla had paid the price. I cannot allow it to happen again, I said, my voice firm. I will protect her and our child, no matter the cost.Alph Aeo’s eyes
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