“Six years…”
Kai's cold, razor-sharp voice echoed through the room.
Richard lowered his head, unable to meet his son's eyes.
Guilt twisted deep inside him, leaving him unable to find the right words.
He'd expected this confrontation. He just hadn't expected it to leave him completely speechless.
“I'm sorry…” he finally said, his voice low. “I did what I thought was best. For you... for everyone.”
“What's best for me and everyone?” Kai scoffed bitterly. “You left me all alone.”
For six years… He'd believed he'd lost the only family he had left.
The night Nicole broke the news to him, his entire world had simply... stopped.
His mind had gone numb.
He'd spent the last six years working himself to the bone, building everything he owned from absolutely nothing, all because he'd wanted
