Nafisat_Blanca

“What do you think you are doing with my father?” Henry asked in panic.

“Giving him a son he would be proud of,” I replied with a slight smile.
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The famous Musk family were known for their riches and prestige, but mostly because Hozier Musk, who came from nothing, had made a name for himself. Along the line, he realized his sons had become arrogant with his wealth. So he decided to put them to a test.

He disappeared from their lives for eight years, but he gave his son a task, and whoever won would own a greater share of his wealth. Now Henry, his second son, married a wife who helped him build his reputation and wealth till he was richer and more successful than his brother, but he ended up divorcing her. But as fate might have it, Emily, his ex-wife, met his father, and she took matters into her own hands.

But it doesn’t end there, as things got drastic really quickly. 

Once Your Wife, Now Your Step mom

The wind whispered through the open window, carrying the faint scent of rain. I sat on the edge of the bed, tracing the worn floral patterns on the quilt with my fingertips. The room felt too quiet, too still, as if it were holding its breath. A guest room, Joan had called it when I arrived, though it had become something else in the days since—the walls closing in more each moment, the air thicker with memories of what I'd lost.

I hadn't moved much all morning, not even when I heard Joan bustling in the kitchen downstairs. Her presence, always steady, had been my anchor in the storm, but now it felt like an anchor dragging me down. I couldn't stay. I knew that much.

"Emily?" Joan's voice came from the doorway, soft and hesitant, breaking through my thoughts.

I didn't look up. I didn't need to. I could hear the concern in her voice, the way it cracked ever so slightly, as if she was afraid I might shatter if she spoke too loudly.

Chapter 12