Dominic My father's home office has only ever had a picture of him but ever since Charlotte was born, he's put up a few more and just of her and her precious smile.

Each time I'm here, it's mostly business, except when I bring Charlotte over.

As he finally takes his seat on the other side of the desk, my first thought is that he wants to talk about business, as usual but with some small talk.

"How's everything at home?" He keeps a blank expression as he leans back.

"Everything's great," I reply, not expecting him to linger on this conversation, but he surprises me.

"I want to talk about Charlotte." His face brightens up a little as he looks at her picture on the left side of his table.

"She's so well spoken despite her young age.

I've spent so much time with her and I see just how good of a job you've been doing, especially you.

Vanessa has told me all about how you usually go the extra mile just for my granddaughter." I chuckle and proudly say, "I'll do anything for my princess." "I know you will.

I wanted you to earn my trust again.

That's why I've been watching you.

With everything I've observed in the past few years, I've decided to give you back what you deserve." "What?" I almost jump out of my seat but end up placing my hands on the table as I lean forward.

"You're...

giving it back to me?" "Your mother wanted me to do it last year but I thought to myself that I should wait a bit longer and you've really proven yourself to me.

I'm proud of you, son.

I forgave you a long time ago.

I just wanted to see how long you'd actually be there for your family and not once have you let them down, so here you go." He slides an envelope across the desk and after I open it to check the document, my eyes grow wider as I read through it.

"This is a list of all the shares you're giving to me and it's much more than I thought it would be! What...what about Sophie and Jake?" He gives me a half smile.

"As a family business, we've expanded even more in just three years.

That's why they also have more than enough and they were thrilled, maybe not as thrilled as you are.

I could've easily monitored you during the first few weeks of your marriage, but I didn't want to invade your privacy and I trusted you.

Just don't mess things up now.

Actually, I believe you won't." He rises to his feet and walks over to me, making me rise up and I embrace him a bit too strongly that he grunts.

"Sorry." I force a chuckle as I loosen up.

"I expected it." "Dad, thank you so much for this." He pats me on the back.

out, Frank calls and I don't let

who's the happiest man on earth

these wedding plans!" "That's why I'm here to help." "Then why aren't you here right

man!" "That's where

earned this." "Right! Now, get here and let's think

to

exactly is that place? Oh, is this what I'm thinking?"

"This should be good.

come with

this alone." Despite leaving the document in the car, I still can't

like I can read it word for word in

wait to celebrate this good

I prefer telling her in person and I will as soon as I leave this

accompanying her and as I look at her from head to toe, I instantly shake my head at what has become of her and

she gets too close, I ask the officer behind me and I find out that she's

I hear about the most recent incident of how her hair in the back was yanked from her scalp after

finally gets closer and tries to act cocky, I compare her to what she was like when she still believed she

still a more tame version of her and I can't help but wonder who made her this way

still can't believe you finally came to see me after

stay away from me any longer?" "Don't fool yourself with

not here because of

to see me?" "Of course

as you've put it and it hasn't been the case for a long time and it will never be." "But...you love me." "Are you Vanessa?" It takes her a few seconds to figure it out and as soon as

"That's impossible.

took you away from me and completely stole your

the one you targeted with

beautiful, strong

is Charlotte." She

too far and

you to know that-"

hurry up here

so different? It's

"I know it's you.

good news with you." She raises her eyebrows with

a lighter sentence?"

"No.

your behavior in

fuck is it?" "I'm getting everything I've ever wanted from my father and more." "What?

the last time I came here,

Look at me now.

have everything I've

you had the perfect opportunity to expose everything, and you did when you posted it, but how could

under your control working that hard to

have the internet at the bottom of my

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