Chapter 7 - The True Heir
Sophia didn't argue. Terrified of the monster she had helped unleash, she turned and sprinted down the hospital corridor, abandoning the billionaire boss forever.
Vincent stood entirely alone in the harsh fluorescent lighting.
The nurse in the blue scrubs walked slowly out of the neonatal intensive care unit down the hall. She approached Vincent, carrying a tiny bundle wrapped in a pale pink hospital blanket.
"Mr. Moretti," the nurse said softly. "She's very small. But she is breathing on her own. She is perfectly healthy."
Vincent’s breath hitched. He reached out with trembling hands, gently taking the tiny, fragile baby girl into his arms. He looked down at her face. She had Claire’s nose. She had Claire’s dark hair.
Tears spilled completely over his eyelashes, dropping onto the pink blanket.
"She left a name for her on the intake forms," the nurse added quietly. "She named her Hope."
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Vincent pulled the tiny baby against his chest, dropping his head in absolute, crushing remorse. He had spent his entire life building an empire of violence and greed. But holding the child his wife had literally died to give him, Vincent realized his entire life had just restarted.
👉 How will Vincent honor Claire's ultimate sacrifice?
