Chapter 14 - Trusting a Complete Stranger Now
Months passed as the legal dust settled across New York, transforming our cold corporate partnership into something genuinely warm.
Julian invited me to move into the historic harbor estate so Leo could grow up surrounded by family rather than cold staff.
Walking through the grand oak hallways, I finally felt like I belonged in the home where my twin sister once lived.
One evening, while sitting by the grand fireplace with Leo sleeping peacefully in my lap, Julian poured two glasses of scotch.
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“I was reckless handing him to you at that restaurant, Clara. But my gut told me you were family before I had proof,” Julian admitted.
“It wasn't reckless, Julian. It was destiny calling our family back together after twenty-four years in the dark,” I smiled gently.
