All because his young secretary was pregnant.
Our son couldn’t get a cab, so he had no choice but to run in the pouring rain. He ended up in a terrible car accident.
By the time I got the call and rushed to the hospital, he was already gone.
While I was still sobbing uncontrollably, my husband Dominic called.
“Babe, help me apologize to our son, will you? Beatrice is pregnant–I had to rush over to her.”
“I drank too much that night, but still, the baby’s mine. I have to take responsibility.”
“You’ve always wanted a daughter, haven’t you? Once the baby’s born, she’s yours to raise.”
When I didn’t respond, he added, “She’s just a young girl—she doesn’t know how to be a mom. I’ll need to stay with her for a few days.”
I wiped my tears away and replied calmly, “Olcay.”
After taking care of my son’s funeral, 1 drafted a divorce agreement and made a phone call.
“You’ve always wanted to go after the Carter family, haven’t you? I won’t stop you anymore.”
The person on the other end didn’t believe me at all.
“Ms. Vanderbilt, I’m a tycoon in Stivershade. Don’t play games with me. You’ve secretly protected the Carter family for twenty years. There’s no way you’d suddenly step away like that.”
My tone remained calm. “I’m divorcing him.”
There was a brief silence on the other end, then a sudden burst of excitement.
“You’re not kidding, are you?”
“Back then, so many people from Slivershade’s elite circle fought to marry you, but you turned everyone down and insisted on marrying into the Carter family in Helio. You even helped a carp like Dominic become the richest man in Hello city. And now you’re willing to walk away just like that?”
I didn’t offer any explanation. I simply said, “You don’t need to know the reason. Just know that from now on, I won’t be involved in any of the Carter family’s affairs.”
The man let out a satisfied laugh. “I’ve been waiting for this day. Dominic’s been so full of himself these past few years, thinking he actually has what it takes. If you hadn’t been protecting him behind the scenes, I’d have crushed him ages ago.”
“Since you’re getting a divorce, I’ll make sure to give him a proper gift at tomorrow’s Carter Group anniversary celebration.”
Just as I hung up, Dominic tame home after three days he left home.
The moment he stepped through the door, he headed straight for our son Alexander’s room. Finding it empty, he turned to look at me sitting on the
couch.
“Why isn’t Alexander home?”
“It’s fine for him to relax after the SATs, but there’s no need to be out this late. My son shouldn’t be running wild.”
I glanced at the red marks on his neck and said coldly, “And now you remember he’s your son?”
Dominic frowned, about to scold me, but then something seemed to click, and his tone softened.
“Is he still upset about the other day–about me leaving him hallway to the test?”
“I’ll talk to him when he gets back. He’s always listened to me. He won’t hold a grudge.”
Yes, Alexander always listened to him.
He knew how much Dominic cared about academic success, so he studied late every night, always ranking first in his grade.
The day before the SATs, he’d said with confidence that he’d get into Harvard and make his father proud.
But the father he cherished most… was the one who abandoned him on the most important day of his life, leading to his death
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I didn’t even want to imagine how devastated Alexander must’ve been when Dominic locked him out of the car.
1 held back my tears and choked out, “You won’t be seeing your son again.”
Dominic’s face darkened. “You’re his mother–stop playing along with his tantrums,”
Then he casually tossed a fancy gift box beside me, as if throwing a bone.
“That pregnant girl’s clingy. She won’t let me
