Chapter 19 - Offering His Entire Empire for Forgiveness
Late that night, after the media mob had been cleared away by a combined force of police and private security, the townhouse grew dead silent.
Nia sat at her kitchen island drinking a cup of chamomile tea, watching Luca pace back and forth across her hardwood floors.
“Arthur Shaw filed a hostile shareholder petition this evening, trying to strip my voting shares at Moretti Global,” Luca stated flatly.
“Let him take it, Luca. You built an empire once; you can build another one,” Nia replied softly, stirring her tea.
Luca stopped pacing, turning around to look at her with an intensity that made her breath catch in her throat.
“I don't care about the empire, Nia. I would trade every single skyscraper, every bank account, and every share of stock tomorrow...”
He walked slowly toward her, resting his hands gently on the edge of the kitchen island right across from her.
“...if it meant you and these children could look at me with forgiveness in your eyes instead of fear and anger.”
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Nia stared up at him, seeing the hardened billionaire completely stripped of his armor, offering his entire soul at her feet.
The walls she had built around her heart for four long years suddenly began to tremble under the weight of his genuine remorse.
