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From Shadow Dad to Empire Heir

Chapter 1 

Word Count: 653    |    Released on: 26/06/2025

ly going to tell ever

lutching the miniature house he' d spent all day building. It

romised," I said,

startup. A stay-at-home father to our son, Caleb, while she built her empire. I was also the anonymous architect

, to acknowledge our family. The IPO launch part

He' d been bullied at his preschool, kids asking why his mom never picked hi

t came through

verywhere. This is the biggest nigh

nsisted on wearing. He looked like a miniature gentle

pulling me and Caleb up with her, the cameras flashing, the world finally knowing the tr

hysical force. Hundreds of people in expensive suits and dresses

en I s

in a spotlight. She looked radian

a ruthless venture capitalist I knew she was using for funding. And next

od ran

hrough the silent room. "I want to thank someone who ha

ed against my r

I'm so happy to introduce you all to the family I've alw

erupted i

dull buzz in my ears. It felt like t

small voice trembl

s hand, calling him family. His small face crumpled, tears wellin

ward the stage. "You promised

le model house, his

turning to the small boy int

o a mask of pure ice. She looked down at Caleb n

rp and cold. She looked at the security gu

wasn't hard, but it was enough. Caleb stu

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From Shadow Dad to Empire Heir
From Shadow Dad to Empire Heir
“For five years, I lived a shadow life, the anonymous architect behind my wife, Sabrina Anderson's, skyrocketing tech empire, and a devoted stay-at-home dad to our son, Caleb. Tonight, her company' s IPO launch party, was supposed to be our public unveiling, the moment she' d finally acknowledge us, our little "forever home." But bathed in the spotlight, she introduced her ex-boyfriend and his son as her new "family." My heart nearly burst as Caleb, our five-year-old, ran to her, holding the miniature house he' d built, only for her to shove him away, her voice cutting like ice: "Who let this strange child in here?" Caleb collapsed, his small hand clutching his chest-his heart condition flaring. As Wesley' s spoiled son viciously kicked him, Sabrina slapped me, hissing, "You brought this misbehaving child to ruin my night? Get out!" With her cruel words echoing, Caleb' s last whisper, "I'm a nobody," tore through me, just before his little body went limp. He was gone. How could the woman I loved, the mother of my child, discard us so brutally? How could she celebrate her triumph while our son lay dying? The world had seen her as a hero, but I knew her as a monster. Consumed by a grief that curdled into ice-cold fury, I made a call I swore I' d never make-to the powerful father I' d abandoned a decade ago. Now, Ethan Anderson was dead. Ethan Wright, heir to a formidable empire, was coming back, and Sabrina Anderson was about to learn the true cost of her betrayal.”
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