Chapter 15 - THE BROTHER I NEVER EXPECTEDEthan never took Arthur's money.
He never wanted the Vance name.
Instead, he returned to Miami.
My father offered him a position at Hale Industries.
Ethan refused.
Then he accepted a consulting role.
He became part of our family slowly.
Quietly.
Without demanding anything.
Lila adored him.
Whenever he visited, he brought enormous stuffed animals.
She called him Uncle Ethan.
One afternoon, I watched them build a wooden castle together on the living-room floor.
Ethan looked up.
"She's got your eyes."
I smiled.
"And your stubbornness."
He laughed.
"That's dangerous."
"No."
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I looked at my daughter.
"That's survival."
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Chapter 16 - FATHER AND DAUGHTERMy relationship with my father wasn't magically repaired.
Chapter 17 - THE EMPIRE I CHANGEDA year after Julian's conviction, I took over Hale Industries.
Chapter 18 - FIVE YEARS LATERFive years passed.
Chapter 19 - STRONG ENOUGHLila rested her head against my chest.
Chapter 20 - THE DOOR THAT REMAINED OPENYears later, I still kept one photograph from the night everything changed.
