Just as Mr. Sterling Senior was about to hang up the phone, he heard the sound of labored breathing at the doorway—a mix of anger, confusion, and frustration.
"When did you get here?" For the first time, Mr. Sterling Senior's composure faltered.
Damien Sterling stood at the door like a statue, staring at the grandfather he had always respected. The man who now seemed so lost, so unlike himself. After overhearing the conversation, Damien felt as if his grandfather was a completely different person—or perhaps a monster. How could he pressure a defenseless young woman like this?
So, the children were real?
His children—two of them—had been sent abroad by this ruthless old man? They were suffering there, missing their mother, but why? Why was all this happening?
