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Chapter 18
Michael turned his head. Little Maya was burying her face into his shirt, her small body trembling as she sobbed quietly. "Daddy..." Maya whispered, her voice choked with tears as she looked up at him with dark, gentle eyes that matched his own. "Please don't cry, Daddy... I love you... even if you stay in a small hotel, you're the best daddy in the world..." Michael’s heart shattered into a million pieces. He knelt down on the carpet, pulling his little girl into a desperate, tight embrace, kissing the top of her head as tears soaked her hair. "Get off him, Maya, you spineless little freak!" Leo sneered, kicking Michael's suitcase on the floor. "Look at you, groveling to a poor guy! Stop embarrassing our family!" Leo turned back to Michael, pointing a thumb at his own chest with a malicious grin. "Hey, 'Dad'—or whatever you are—I'm gonna go home right now and help you get that divorce! I'll tell Mom to hurry up and sign so she can marry my real dad!" "Leo, shut up!" Maya cried o
Chapter 17
Michael turned his head. Little Maya was burying her face into his shirt, her small body trembling as she sobbed quietly."Daddy..." Maya whispered, her voice choked with tears as she looked up at him with dark, gentle eyes that matched his own. "Please don't cry, Daddy... I love you... even if you stay in a small hotel, you're the best daddy in the world..."Michael’s heart shattered into a million pieces. He knelt down on the carpet, pulling his little girl into a desperate, tight embrace, kissing the top of her head as tears soaked her hair."Get off him, Maya, you spineless little freak!" Leo sneered, kicking Michael's suitcase on the floor. "Look at you, groveling to a poor guy! Stop embarrassing our family!"Leo turned back to Michael, pointing a thumb at his own chest with a malicious grin. "Hey, 'Dad'—or whatever you are—I'm gonna go home right now and help you get that divorce! I'll tell Mom to hurry up and sign so she can marry my real dad!""Leo, shut up!" Maya cried out, t
Chapter 16
Susan stared at him, her body trembling, her eyes wide with total heartbreak and defeat. She realized, with a sickening certainty, that no amount of coaxing, money, or seduction would ever bring her husband back.She slowly picked her sweater up off the floor, pulled it over her shoulders, and walked out of the room, her head hanging low in complete dejection.Michael stood alone in the hotel room, his chest heaving as he tried to catch his breath. He walked over to the bathroom, splashed cold water onto his face, and wiped his mouth.Ten minutes later, the loud, harsh buzz of the hotel room doorbell echoed through the quiet space.Michael froze. "Did she come back again?" he muttered bitterly.He strode over to the door, yanked it open, and prepared to yell. "Susan, I told you to….."He stopped dead in his tracks.Standing in the hallway were two young children.It was his children.The eldest boy, Leo, was five years old, wearing designer streetwear, holding an expensive tablet in
Chapter 15
An hour later, Margaret stood in the executive parking garage of the Sterling Group, reporting back to Susan before Susan got into her car.Susan’s brow furrowed tightly as she listened to Margaret’s report. "He offered to give up custody? He didn't care about the financial threats at all?""He is completely unhinged, Susan," Margaret warned, shaking her head. "He isn't thinking rationally. Money means nothing to him right now. If you go to that hotel tonight, be careful."Susan didn't answer. She slammed her car door shut, started the engine, and sped off into the glowing night.Back in his hotel room, Michael was sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the floor, when a soft, hesitant knock sounded at his door.He groaned, rubbing his tired eyes. He stood up and pulled the door open.Standing in the hallway was Susan.Michael’s breath caught in his throat for a fraction of a second. She wasn't wearing her usual sharp corporate suits or heavy designer makeup. Instead, she was dres
Chapter 14
Susan paced back and forth in front of her office windows, her phone pressed tight against her ear. Her voice was sharp, desperate, and unyielding."I don't care what it takes, Margaret! You make him drop this absurd idea of a divorce!" Susan demanded, her breath hitching as she looked out over the city skyline. "I am going to visit him again tonight. I will change his mind myself! But before I get there, you need to soften him up!"On the other end of the line, Margaret stood outside the hotel doors, pulling her coat tight around her shoulders. She hesitated, her eyes narrowing as a cold calculation crossed her mind."Susan, if he continues to be this stubborn, can I use special means?" Margaret asked quietly. "Legal pressure, financial threats... whatever it takes to break his resolve?"There was a brief pause on the line. Susan’s knuckles turned white around her phone."Do it," Susan whispered bitterly. "Threaten him, squeeze him... just make sure he doesn't sign those court papers
Chapter 13
That night, inside the high-tech legal offices of the Sterling Group, Margaret stood by her desk, staring down at a stack of freshly printed medical files.The emergency rapid-test results had just come back from five of the most prestigious, top-tier hospitals in the city.Margaret picked up her phone and dialed Susan's private number. It picked up on the very first ring."Margaret?!" Susan’s frantic voice echoed through the speaker. "Did the results come back?! What do they say?!"Margaret took a deep breath, her face grim in the dim light of her office. "Susan... the results are in. They checked the samples from Michael and Leo.""And?!" Susan shouted, her voice trembling with intense panic. "It's a mistake, right?! Tell me it's a mistake!""Susan... the report states that Michael and Leo are not biologically related," Margaret said quietly."WHAT?!" Susan screamed, the sound of a glass shattering echoing through the receiver. "No! That's impossible! That is completely impossible,
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