Chapter 8 - The Heartbreaking Choice
"Stop it! All of you, stop!" Luca yelled, his voice echoing through the crowded doorway.
He looked at Jessi, who was weeping uncontrollably on the bed, her hands clutching the shredded pieces of the legal paper. He looked at little Fiona, sleeping peacefully in his arms, entirely oblivious to the storm raging around her. He knew his mother's legal team could tie Jessi up in court for years, drain her savings, destroy her reputation, and potentially take the baby through corrupt judicial connections before they could even fight back.
Luca took a deep, shuddering breath, a terrible decision forming in his mind.
"Mother," Luca said, his voice dropping into a flat, hollow tone. "If I go back with you... if I return to Vance Global and take my seat on the board... will you leave Jessi and Fiona alone?"
Jessi gasped, pulling herself to the edge of the mattress. "Luca, no! What are you saying?! You can't leave us!"
Wendy paused, eyeing her son with sharp, calculating interest. "You agree to assume the CEO position in six months, undergo full public reinstatement, and sign over the family trust assets?"
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"Yes," Luca whispered, his heart shattering into pieces. "Under one condition: Jessi keeps full custody, you transfer full legal immunity to her, and you never step within fifty miles of her again."
👉 Read PART 9 to see Jessi's fierce refusal to give up on her husband!
