Three months into the job, I found out I was pregnant.
Dominic was overjoyed. He transferred one percent of the Hale Corporation's shares into my name and showered me with gifts worth more than I cared to count.
The news reached the Shaw family the same day Cedric was in a meeting with his marketing director.
His assistant leaned in and whispered a few words. Cedric waved him off.
He finished the meeting without a flicker of expression. The moment he stepped through his front door, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Vivienne panicked, scrambling to call a doctor.
Cedric stopped her. He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand.
He gripped the edge of the table and lowered himself into a chair. His eyes drifted to some middle distance, and a long time pas
