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Chapter 181

Step by step Kennedy and Shannon reached the bottom of the staircase. The applause refused to die. Several guests were openly wiping tears from their eyes, even reporters had momentarily forgotten they were supposed to remain professional.One photographer quietly whispered to another, "...This is bigger than business."The other nodded. "This is history."Kennedy finally reached the stage with Shannon beside him. Instead of immediately taking the microphone he turned toward her. For several seconds he simply looked at her almost as though reassuring himself she was really there, that this wasn't another dream, then he gently kissed her forehead.The simple gesture broke whatever emotional restraint remained in the ballroom. More applause, louder than before continued.Kennedy accepted the microphone once again. His voice was noticeably less steady. "Ladies and gentlemen..." He looked at Shannon then back toward the crowd. "I have negotiated billion dollar contracts." Soft laughter e

Chapter 182

Shannon finally looked back toward the audience. "I once believed my story had already ended, I thought I'd been left with nothing but pain." She slowly shook her head. "But fate..." She smiled. "...had one last surprise waiting for me. It gave me my father, it gave me a family, and..." She glanced toward Sean once more. "...it gave me the real man I was always meant to love."Several guests quietly wiped away tears. Even reporters lowered their cameras for a brief moment. The speech wasn't dramatic, it wasn't filled with accusations, it was simply honest.Shannon drew one final breath. "So tonight I'm not standing before you as someone's ex wife, I'm not standing before you as a victim, I'm standing here..." She looked proudly toward Kennedy. "...as Shannon Miles, the luckiest daughter in the world."The ballroom exploded into applause. People rose to their feet once again. Some smiled, some openly cried, others clapped until their hands hurt, only one person couldn't move, Evelyn. H

Chapter 183

Across the ballroom Kennedy happened to glance toward the Vale couple. Years of reading boardrooms had taught him one thing. He recognized that look immediately, that calculating smile. He didn't know what had been said but he knew exactly what it meant. His expression cooled almost instantly. "So..." He murmured to himself. "...that's where your minds went." His eyes slowly returned to Sean and Shannon.The young man looked at his daughter as though she were the only person in the room. Kennedy could see it, the love wasn't fake, not even close.Sean genuinely loved Shannon that wasn't what worried him. It was everyone standing behind Sean, because if there was one thing Kennedy had learned over the last twenty seven years, it was that sometimes the people around the one you love could destroy everything and he wasn't about to let history repeat itself.The music slowly came to an end. For a moment, neither Sean nor Shannon moved. His hand remained against her waist while hers reste

Chapter 184

Murmurs spread through the ballroom.Kennedy didn't stop. "By the time I realized what was happening there was almost nothing left." His expression remained composed, but his voice had become heavier. "My wife warned me." A sad smile touched his lips. "She told me I trusted too easily, she told me there was something wrong but he was my best friend." Kennedy slowly shook his head. "So I defended him." His eyes became distant. "I trusted my best friend instead of trusting my wife."The sentence hung heavily in the room."And I paid for it."Shannon's eyes filled.Kennedy looked toward her. "Your mother was pregnant." His voice softened. "Very pregnant." He smiled faintly. "And I was so broke by then that when she went into labor..." He stopped. For the first time, his voice failed him.The room remained completely silent.Kennedy swallowed. "I didn't even have money for transportation."Shannon covered her mouth. She knew the story.Sean's expression darkened."I walked." Kennedy conti

Chapter 185

Edward remained standing. For several seconds, the two men simply stared at one another across the ballroom. Twenty seven years, that history stood between them now, not buried, not forgotten, exposed. Hundreds of guests watched in stunned silence while cameras continued recording from every corner of the room.Edward slowly adjusted the front of his tuxedo. Whatever shock Kennedy's announcement had caused, he refused to let it show. If Kennedy wanted a spectacle, Edward wouldn't give him the satisfaction of watching him panic.A faint smile appeared on his face. "Twenty seven years." He nodded slowly. "That's a long time to spend planning someone's downfall."Kennedy didn't respond.Edward continued. "I won't stand here and argue about the past with you."Kennedy's expression hardened. "Convenient.""You've already decided your version of events.""My version?" Kennedy laughed quietly. "You stole from me."A murmur moved through the ballroom.Edward remained composed. "And yet here y

Chapter 186

Sean slowly looked around the ballroom. People were already shifting, already whispering, already choosing sides before anything had even happened. His jaw tightened. He could stop some of it he knew that. There were people in this room who owed him favors personally, deals he'd saved, companies he'd rescued, investors he'd made fortunes for, political connections, international partners who worked with Sean Vale, not Edward Vale.Kennedy Miles was powerful, extremely powerful but Sean wasn't some spoiled heir sitting in his father's chair. He'd earned influence of his own and people were about to remember that. The problem was if he fought Kennedy publicly what happens to Shannon?Sean looked toward her. She stood beside the Miles table. Her face had lost every trace of happiness from earlier. One hand rested against the table, the other unconsciously moved toward her stomach.Sean didn't notice, his mind was elsewhere.Shannon looked from her father to Sean, two men she loved prepa

Chapter 187

Sean didn't move. The ballroom remained eerily silent around him, hundreds of people waiting to see whether the younger man standing opposite Kennedy Miles truly intended to challenge him.Sean slowly looked around. He recognized almost every face. Some personally, some professionally, some because he'd sat across from them at negotiation tables, others because he'd helped them when their companies were on the verge of collapsing. Men who had called him at midnight because a deal was falling apart, executives whose mergers he'd rescued, investors he'd protected from disastrous decisions, politicians who had requested introductions, families he'd helped quietly, without ever asking for anything in return.His expression hardened. "Since everyone seems to be deciding where they stand..."Several guests shifted uncomfortably.Sean continued. "...then those of you who owe me favors should remember them."The room became even quieter.Edward slowly looked toward his son.Kennedy's eyes na

Chapter 188

Sean looked away. He hated this, every second, every camera, every whisper, every pair of eyes watching his family fall apart, but whenever he looked toward Shannon he remembered why he was doing it. He couldn't let this become a war because eventually she would be forced to choose her father or him, and Sean refused to put the woman he loved in that position.Kennedy finally spoke. "Eighty percent."Sean nodded."You think that fixes twenty seven years?""No." The answer came immediately.Kennedy's expression shifted slightly.Sean continued. "I don't think anything can." He stepped closer. "You lost your wife, you believed your daughter was dead, you lost your family's wealth, you lost twenty seven years." Sean slowly shook his head. "There isn't a percentage I can give you that returns any of that."Kennedy's eyes hardened. "Then why offer it?""Because you're coming after the business." Sean's voice remained quiet. "So I'm giving you the business."Kennedy stared at him.Sean cont

Chapter 189

Shannon blinked. "What?""I'm sorry." Sean lowered his phone. "I shouldn't have done that downstairs.""Sean...""I was trying to stop him." His words began coming faster. "I wasn't trying to challenge your father. I know that's probably what it looked like, but I swear I wasn't."Shannon stared at him.Sean dragged a hand over his face. "I just..." He exhaled heavily. "I could see where everything was going." He stepped closer. "Your father was going after mine, my father was getting angry, people were already choosing sides, businesses were getting dragged into it and I knew if I fought back..." His eyes filled with regret. "...eventually you'd be standing between us."Shannon's expression softened."I don't want that." Sean shook his head. "I don't ever want you having to choose between your father and me." His voice cracked slightly. "You just found him."Shannon's eyes immediately burned."You've had twenty seven years stolen from you. I'm not going to become the reason you lose

Chapter 190

Everything inside Sean seemed to stop. He stared at her. Nothing, no words, no movement, not even a blink.Shannon's smile slowly became nervous. "Sean?"His lips parted. "...Pregnant?"She nodded. "Yes.""Like..."Shannon waited.Sean looked completely broken. "...pregnant pregnant?"A laugh burst from her. "What other pregnant is there?""I don't know." He looked down again. "You're..." His eyes returned to hers. "...having a baby?""We're having a baby."Sean stopped breathing.Shannon felt his hand tremble against her stomach."We?" His voice cracked on the word.Her expression softened. "Yes, dummy."She placed her hand over his. "You, me and our baby."Sean stared at her for another second then suddenly stood.Shannon barely had time to react before his arms wrapped around her. He pulled her against him. "Oh my God."A laugh escaped her. "Careful!"Sean immediately released her. "Fuck. Sorry." He looked down at her stomach in horror. "Did I squeeze the baby?"Shannon burst into

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