the influential hospital board executives Julian’s company hoped to impress.
“There’s more,” Chloe added quietly. “Victoria can’t have biological children. Julian’s been telling people around the office for months that he intends to secure full custody of the twins. He wants to present himself to her family as the perfect family man—the hardworking executive, devoted father of two adorable kids, and ideal future son-in-law.”
My hands suddenly felt cold.
My husband didn’t want Mateo and Sophia because he had unexpectedly discovered some deeper sense of fatherly devotion.
He seemed to be treating my children as part of the image he wanted to present for his personal and professional future.
And as Chloe showed me saved message threads from office group chats, I realized the divorce petition was only the beginning. Julian had already started creating
