She smiled.
“Good. I didn’t like when Daddy yelled.”
Her words hurt, but they also confirmed everything.
For the first time in years, the fear in my stomach was gone.
In New York, Bradley rushed to his office and found federal agents boxing up files, seizing hard drives, and locking down the finance floor. His lawyers refused to help because his retainer had bounced.
Without money, Bradley had no power.
Without power, he was no one.
That evening, Harrison visited him with one final offer.
“Sarah is not cruel,” he said. “She is precise. Sign over your remaining company equity as part of the divorce settlement, and she will classify certain transfers as marital disputes instead of pursuing every federal complaint.”
Bradley stared at him.
“You want my company?”
Harrison smiled faintly.
“She already has it. The board voted to remove you an hour ago.”
At that moment, Bradley received the DNA results from the clinic.
