Chapter 17 - The BirthOn a cold spring morning, Elena went into labor.
Julian abandoned a billion-dollar negotiation without hesitation.
He drove through Manhattan traffic himself.
For twelve hours, he waited outside the delivery room.
Marcus arrived with paperwork.
Julian ignored him.
"The company can wait."
Finally, a baby's cry filled the hospital.
Julian froze.
The doctor smiled.
"It's a boy."
Julian entered the room.
Elena looked exhausted.
But radiant.
She held their son against her chest.
Julian sat beside her.
He touched the baby's tiny hand.
The boy closed his fingers around his father's.
Julian's eyes filled with tears.
"He's perfect."
Elena smiled.
"So are we."
Julian kissed her forehead.
Outside the hospital windows, the city continued moving.
Millions of people knew the Sterling name.
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But inside that room, none of it mattered.
They were simply a family.
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