Chapter 3 - The Wedding Sabotage
I stared at the bank statement, the sickening reality of the last four years finally crashing down on me.
Noelle and her billionaire father had secretly orchestrated the entire destruction of my relationship.
They had bought Rachel's silence and framed me as a monster just so Noelle could merge our family companies through marriage.
I pushed the door open gently and stepped into the tiny, cramped apartment.
Toys were scattered across the worn carpet, and two little boys were sleeping peacefully on a small sofa.
"They are all mine, aren't they?" I whispered, looking at the beautiful children I had never known.
Rachel wiped a tear from her cheek and nodded slowly.
"Leo, Mia, and Lily," she said softly, introducing me to my own flesh and blood.
I fell to my knees in front of the little girl with my gray eyes, completely overwhelmed by love and profound regret.
"I would have given up everything in the world for you," I told Rachel, my voice breaking.
"Noelle told me you laughed when she suggested I get an abortion," Rachel cried.
I stood up, pulling Rachel into my arms for the first time in four agonizing years.
She felt so fragile, yet she had been strong enough to raise three children entirely on her own.
"I am going to fix this, Rachel, and I am going to make them pay for stealing our family," I promised.
Suddenly, my cell phone began to buzz violently in my pocket.
It was my corporate head of security, a man who had worked for my family for decades.
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"Mr. Stanton, you need to get out of that apartment right now," he warned urgently.
"Noelle just dispatched a private tactical team to your location, and they have orders to take the children."
