Chapter 3 - The Secret Drawing
Mia paid no attention to the stunned crowd around them. She unzipped her dusty rose purse and pulled out a carefully folded piece of paper.
Unfolding it with small, delicate hands, she held it up proudly against Julian’s knee.
The crayon drawing showed a tall man in a black suit holding hands with a dark-haired woman and a little girl in front of a grand building marked with a red cross.
"Mommy said you built the hospital with your heart," Mia spoke, her innocent, clear voice echoing across the quiet hall. "She said you give medicine to children who are hurting."
Julian felt a sharp lump form in his throat. Six years ago, before Naomi disappeared, Julian had drawn up blueprints for the Drake Children's Research Hospital—a project dedicated entirely to Naomi's dream of treating pediatric illness.
He looked from the child's amber-gold eyes—the exact shade and shape of his own—to Naomi, who stood paralyzed near the entrance, weeping silently.
Victoria Vance, wearing a dramatic scarlet silk gown, stepped out from the VIP section, her high heels clicking sharply against the marble stone. Her face twisted into an arrogant sneer.
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"Julian, what is this circus?" Victoria spat, glaring down at Mia. "Get this beggar child and her gold-digger mother out of our hall immediately!"
👉 How did Julian respond when his fiancée tried to push the child away?
