Chapter 1 - The Reunion at Table Nine
"Take your son and leave my family’s table before I have security remove you!" Ethan Blackwood roared, his voice echoing across the marble floor of the grand upscale Manhattan restaurant.
Ethan stood tall in a black three-piece suit, his sharp jaw clenching as his current fiancée, Victoria Hale, clung arrogantly to his arm in a sparkly red sequin dress and white fur shawl.
Kneeling on the marble steps near the table was Emma Carter, dressed in an elegant white halter-neck silk evening gown. Tears well in her brown eyes as she held her six-year-old son, Noah, who wore a black velvet tuxedo with a small bowtie.
Before Ethan could signal the security guards, his father, Richard Blackwood, stepped out from the main dining alcove, his silver hair gleaming under the warm chandeliers.
Ignoring Ethan’s fury, Richard crouched down with open arms. Six-year-old Noah let out a happy cheer, running straight past Ethan and throwing his small arms around his grandfather's neck.
Ethan froze in total, paralyzed shock.
"This table was reserved for Emma and Noah, Ethan. Sit down," Richard declared in a calm, authoritative tone that silenced the surrounding high-society guests.
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Emma looked up at Ethan, her voice trembling with raw, long-suppressed pain. "I wrote to you for a year, Ethan... your family blocked every letter."
👉 Read Part 2 to discover why Ethan believed Emma had abandoned him seven years ago.
