Xavier Francis's POV
Once, a well-known journalist asked me, "Mr. Francis, what does a man like you, a billionaire, think about love?"
I answered honestly, "Love is the warmest force there is. A life without it would be colder than winter and harsher than famine."
When the interview went public, people everywhere mocked me. They called me fake, said I was putting on a show.
But I wasn't lying.
I yearn for love.
If Davina is the love I long for most, then my nephew, Jason Francis, is the family bond I'd do anything to protect.
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Davina and I were having a great time at Blue Moon Manor.
I was sure, at some fleeting moment, our souls brushed against each other, like two vines growing on opposite sides of the forest, meeting at the crown of an ancient tree.
But just as the moment was
