Chapter 81: A Family Neither Expected

Soren POVThe family solicitor, Mr. Pemberton, had handled my father’s estate for over twenty years, and his office still smelled the same as it had the day we first sat there after Dad’s death, old paper and faint pipe smoke.“You want to revisit the trust clause,” he said, pulling a thick folder from a cabinet behind his desk. “The one concerning Margaret Wren’s child. I confess I have wondered about it myself over the years, though your father never explained his reasoning to me directly.”“I need to understand it fully now,” I said. “It may be more relevant than any of us realized.”Pemberton opened the folder, scanning through pages I had never seen before. “Your father established this clause quietly, separate from the main estate documentation, roughly eighteen years before his death. It specified a modest sum, held in trust, accessible only to a child of Margaret Wren, should that child ever require it, with no further conditions attached.”“Eighteen years before his death.” I

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Chapter 82: One Week

Roza POV“One week is not enough time,” Marcus said, pacing the small office, his tie loosened, his voice tight with barely contained stress. “We cannot properly train new staff, finalize local partnerships, and prepare a launch of this scale in seven days. If we rush it, we risk a poor first impression that could damage us far more than losing a first-mover advantage to Vivienne.”“If we do not rush it, we lose the market entirely,” Nadia countered sharply. “Vivienne has real money behind her now, and a head start we cannot afford to give her. Women searching for support right now will find her company first, form their first impression there, and may never look further once they believe their needs are already met.”“I am not disagreeing that speed matters,” Marcus said. “I am saying speed without proper preparation could be worse than moving carefully and trusting the reputation we have already built.”I sat between them, exhausted in a way that went beyond simple tiredness, the ac

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Chapter 83: Callum’s Move

Callum POVI called Reyes first, because I knew, better than anyone, exactly how much he enjoyed being the one holding leverage over someone else.“Thomas. I need a favor.”“Callum.” His voice carried the particular delight of a man who assumed I was calling to grovel. “I did not expect to hear from you again, given how our last conversation ended.”“This is not about us. It is about Vivienne Calloway’s new venture. I understand you have investors in common with her fund.”A pause, curiosity replacing amusement. “What about her?”“I want you to reach out to them. Quietly. Raise questions about her financial position, her track record, whatever legitimate concerns exist that a cautious investor might want addressed before committing further capital to a launch happening in a matter of days.” I kept my voice even, businesslike. “I understand you are not in the habit of doing favors without benefit to yourself, so I will make this simple. I still have contacts in the property sector you

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Chapter 84: Not His to Fix

Roza POVI met Callum at the same small café where he had once told me he still had feelings for me, choosing the familiar ground deliberately, needing the memory of that harder conversation to steady me for this one.“Thank you for meeting me,” he said, standing briefly as I sat across from him.“I did not come here for pleasantries, Callum. I need to say something to you clearly, and I need you to actually hear it this time, rather than simply nodding along and doing whatever you decide is best regardless.”“Alright.” He sat back, his expression careful, braced.“What you did with Reyes, with Vivienne’s investors, it was not growth.” I kept my voice steady, direct. “I understand your intentions were good. I believe that, actually, which is what makes this harder to say. But solving my problem without asking me first is not a kinder version of the man who filed a custody claim before our daughter was even born. It is the exact same instinct, Callum. Control, simply wearing a gentler

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Chapter 81: A Family Neither Expected

Chapter 82: One Week

Chapter 83: Callum’s Move

Chapter 84: Not His to Fix