Chapter 6 - The Real Father
The man in the grey suit walked up to Elena, handing her a cup of hot chocolate before crouching down to hand the second cup to little Lily.
"Here you go, sweetheart. Extra marshmallows, just like you asked," the man said softly.
"Thank you, Daddy!" Lily cheered, wrapping her small arms around the man's neck, dropping her stuffed bunny toy to hug him tightly.
Daniel knelt on the marble floor, completely paralyzed as he watched another man hold his biological daughter.
"Daniel, this is Julian," Elena introduced calmly. "We've been married for five years. He was the one who held my hand in the delivery room. He was the one who stayed up with Lily when she had a fever. He is her father in every way that actually matters."
Julian stood up, placing a protective arm around Elena’s waist, looking down at Daniel with quiet, respectful firmness.
"It's time for us to go to the theater, Elena," Julian said softly. "The show starts in twenty minutes."
Sophia stood by the luggage carts, fuming in helpless rage as she realized that her grip on Daniel’s wealth was now threatened by a family that wanted absolutely nothing to do with him.
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"You chose Sophia back then, Daniel," Elena said, turning her back on her ex-husband. "Now leave my family alone."
👉 Read Part 7 to see how Daniel’s empire completely collapsed.
