RISING FROM THE ASHES: The CEO’s Regret
Catherine stood beside the trainer, her small hands holding a leather brush, carefully grooming the pony’s mane with an expression of intense, serious concentration that she had inherited entirely from her mother.
"Remember to use long, gentle strokes, princess," I said, my deep voice carrying across the quiet ring as I leaned against the wooden fence, my arms crossed over my chest.
Catherine looked up, her dark eyes instantly lighting up with an unburdened, brilliant joy. She handed the brush to the trainer and ran toward the fence, her small boots clicking against the hard-packed dirt before I reached down, lifting her effortlessly into my arms and settling her against my shoulder.
"Look,
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