Every opportunity.
He realized the truth.
The woman he called a dependent…
was the person who had been protecting the empire he bragged about.
Then Jonathan placed one final document on the table.
“Mr. Parker.”
Austin looked at him.
“This is your termination notice.”
His eyes widened.
But Jonathan continued.
“And the referral package for legal review.”
The room went completely silent.
Austin looked at me.
“You’re destroying me.”
I looked at the man who left me injured in a hospital bed and demanded I serve his family.
“No, Austin.”
I closed the folder.
“You destroyed yourself.”
Then my phone buzzed.
A new message appeared.
From Eleanor.
Only six words.
You need to see what we found.
Attached was a photo.
A document.
And the moment I opened it…
I realized Austin’s betrayal was only the beginning.
Because his mother had been hiding a secret for years.
A secret that connected my own family to theirs.
