Evelyn looked at Chairman Blackwood, her curiosity growing. She leaned forward slightly in her chair.
"Did you know your mother…" Alexander paused, his gaze softening as he looked at her. "…was my goddaughter?"
The words landed like a thunderclap. For a moment, Evelyn felt as though her breathing had stopped.
Back then, whenever her mother brought her to visit Chairman Blackwood, she had never once mentioned that the old man was her godfather. Evelyn had simply assumed they remained close because they moved in the same social circle.
"Your grandfather," Alexander continued after a brief silence, "was my best friend."
A nostalgic smile appeared on his face.
"We became friends during our college days. After your mother was born, I became her godfather."
Evelyn could hardly believe wha
