Reed
The glowing screen of my laptop was the only light left in my study.
I pinched the bridge of my nose, squeezing my eyes shut against the sharp ache building behind my temples.
It was past midnight. I had just finished the last pile of corporate contracts I had abandoned earlier today. Sacrificing the board meeting had cost me hours of intense catch-up but I didn't regret a single second of it.
The memory of William's bright laughter and Wendy's fierce defense in the garden was worth more than any merger in the world.
I closed the laptop and stood up.
It was my nightly ritual. Before I ever went to my own bed, I always checked on my son.
For years, it had just been the two of us finding comfort in the dark.
I walked quietly up the grand staircase. The mansion was silent.
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