Billionaire Second Choice
The familiar gates loomed large, dark, oppressive, the air thick with anticipation and resentment.
Inside, the house smelled of polished wood and expensive incense, a quiet attempt to mask tension. Adrian’s gaze swept over the gathered family. No form of grief in their eyes.
His two younger brothers:
Derrick, the middle son, lanky with a crooked smile that hid arrogance. Always eager to undermine Adrian, he’d spent more time scheming than working, always assuming the firstborn would falter.
Lucian, the youngest, soft-spoken but sly. He had a knack for twisting words, planting doubt in the boardroom, and making allies out of servants and distant cousins alike.
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