RAPHAEL’S POV
I learned she wanted to set up another branch of her brand here in Paradise from Lorenzo.
The moment I heard, I knew what I had to do.
Her ambition was one of the things I admired most about her.
But she also had a habit of refusing help, especially from me.
If I simply handed her the resources, she would never accept it.
She needed to believe it was her dear daddy who was gifting her.
So I reached out to her father and told him I wanted to take it up.
He didn’t mind—he had initially wanted to hand her the money to secure the space.
But I told him to keep his money. I would handle everything myself. Secretly.
It wasn’t about the money. It was about the look on her face when she realized her dream was within reach.
That look belonged to me, not to anyone els
