Two hours later, it was time for the children to be dismissed from school.
Inside the Astor Holdings headquarter, William glanced at his watch.
He sighed, reluctantly put his work on hold, and then left the office with his car keys.
"Mr. Astor, are you going to pick up the kids?" Greene, his assistant, asked, holding a stack of documents.
Before Allen’s incident, William had never personally picked up the children. He was always too busy, and since kindergarten let out around four, he usually sent bodyguards or had Ruby handle it.
But after the incident with Allen, something had changed. Even though they hadn’t formally acknowledged each other as father and son, William realized how vulnerable they were. Their safety couldn’t be taken for granted, and they might even face greater risk
