Chapter 6 - The Billionaire Offered to Protect Me, but the Attack on His Son Proved Someone Wanted Both Heirs Dead Before the Trust Could Be OpenedThe next night, Ethan was attacked.
Not physically.
Electronically.
His hospital records were hacked.
His name appeared in a fake death notice.
Someone had declared him dead.
Why?
Because if Ethan were legally dead, the Calloway inheritance would change.
The same people trying to control my trust were targeting his.
Our families' wealth was connected.
The two trusts together controlled hundreds of millions.
Someone wanted both.
Ethan's father increased security.
I hated it.
“I don't want bodyguards.”
“You have them.”
“I don't need them.”
“Yes, you do.”
“I've lived alone for weeks.”
“That's exactly why.”
I stared.
“You can't protect me by locking me up.”
He nodded.
“Then stay beside me.”
I didn't answer.
He continued:
“I lost my wife.”
“I know.”
“I almost lost Ethan.”
I knew.
“I won't lose you.”
Something shifted between us.
I wasn't simply the homeless girl he'd rescued.
He wasn't simply the billionaire whose son I'd saved.
We had become connected.
Not by money.
By trust.
That frightened me more than the danger.
Then Ethan entered.
“Dad?”
“Yes?”
“Can Lily stay?”
His father smiled.
“Yes.”
Ethan looked at me.
“You're family now.”
I almost cried.
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I didn't understand when it happened.
But I knew it had.
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