Chapter 2: The Night He Disappeared
Thirty years ago, he had been a different man—not yet a billionaire, not yet powerful enough to command a room with a glance.
Just a man in love.
But the night Elena told him she was pregnant, everything changed.
A deal. A threat. A choice.
He was forced to leave the city overnight, cut off from everything—including her.
He sent letters. Dozens.
None were ever answered.
“I thought she abandoned me…” he whispered, more to himself than to the girl.
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The child looked up, her eyes filled with something far older than her years.
“She didn’t,” she said softly. “She waited.”
