His Empire Crumbles, Her Love Soars

rning blue, his little body rigid. I dropped everything, scooped him up, and race

state mogul husband, Franklin West, declared bankruptcy. But traffic was a nightmare, and a

a young, beautiful, and very pregnant Janel Morales, his cruel real estate agent. My "ban

I'm stuck. I need you." He dismissed me, claiming he was hiding from credit

s, throwing away more money than I had seen in a year, while our son stru

ile our son was dying? How could he choose a pub

s I had dedicated to this man-it was all gone. He ha

pte

y son Leo ripped through the th

ashing. It shattered in th

face turning a terrifying shade of blue. His eyes, usually lost in

baby, loo

zed, a silent, violent tremor

g against my ribs. This wasn't like his usual

was calm, but her words were a death sentence. "The closest ambulanc

Leo didn't hav

a ten-year-old sedan with a sputtering engine, was my only hope. It was a humiliating relic from our

over. I threw the car into drive and sped toward th

People swore. And in the back seat, m

a detour that spat me out right into

ust with cars, but with a massive crowd of people, all lo

ng. But it w

ls were fluttering

hing, grabbing at the money

h upwards, to one of the largest sc

klin

ng that charismatic smile that had won over a thousand investors and one foolish wife. Beside him s

sion smug, as Franklin orchestra

was hiding from creditors, was literal

fingers slick with swea

second ring. His

ie? I'm in the mi

n't breathe. I'm trying to get to the

breaking, a d

hear the crowd roaring in

low, conspiratorial whisper. "The creditors are everywh

monstrous lie. I was

Leo

vely. "Just get him to the doctor. I'll... I'll wire you

oftop with his pregnant mistress, throwing

epeated, a hollow,

he hu

apped his arm around her, pulling her close and kissing

e had created, and led his new family into a sleek

began to whir, kicking

chaos he created, I watched it lift

small, pained whi

like acid in my stomach.

by," I whispere

had broken. The love, the trust, the years I had dedicated to th

made hi

o save our