Julian's reaction was even more passionate than mine.
He formally named her his eldest daughter, assigned her the finest share in the Carter Group's trust, and transferred the best villa among his properties into her name.
He refused to put her down. The ruthless man who dominated boardrooms clumsily learned to change diapers and mix formula. Even when she spat milk all over him, he grinned like a fool.
I had never seen this side of him.
She had been born with a familiar-looking mark on her back.
I caught a glimpse while the nurse cleaned her, and my heart inexplicably skipped. I was too weak to think about it then.
A few days later, I bathed her myself. Steam filled the bathroom, and the mark stood out sharply against her warm skin.
I recognized it at once.
It was shaped like a ti
