All Chapters of Single Mom * Brooding Billionaire : Chapter 31 - Chapter 33

Year 4 started with a check and a panic attack. $3.4M. Sterling Family Fund’s first national partnership. A childcare chain wanted Kael’s grant model in 12 states. Kael stared at the number in his home office. The office that was also the laundry room. The office with the door that didn’t close. He called Adia. She was at Mbeki & Co. Westside, training two new hires. Location #3 opened last month. In Polokwane Mall. She picked up on the third ring, breathless. “We can renovate,” Kael said. Adia laughed. “We can what?” “The house,” Kael said. “We can add on. Lila gets her own room. Not the living room. You get an office. I get an office with a door. We fix the roof. Fix the sink that’s leaked since year 1. Maybe get a dishwasher that doesn’t sound like a dying goat.” Silence. Adia set down a milk steamer. “Yeah,” she said, quiet. “Okay. Let’s renovate.” *THE FANCY PLANS* The architect came 2 weeks later. Name was Jordan. 32. Wore a