The man looked confused.
Then his expression shifted.
—Boston.
My heart began pounding.
Leonardo looked back at me.
—I flew there that afternoon.
I shook my head.
—She called from your bedroom.
—Then she was in my bedroom without me.
Victoria interrupted.
—Leonardo, don’t humiliate yourself over an old story.
He turned.
—How did Vanessa enter my bedroom?
His mother’s silence answered before her mouth did.
Leonardo’s jaw tightened.
—Mother.
—You were destroying your future for that woman!
The room went silent again.
Victoria realized too late what she had admitted.
I felt Ethan take my hand.
Leonardo stared at his mother.
—What did you do?
Victoria lifted her chin.
—What was necessary.
Something changed in Leonardo.
The son disappeared.
The chairman remained.
—Everyone out.
The event coordinator hesitated.
—Mr. Lancaster—
—End the broadcast.
Within minutes, staff began clearing the hall.
But dozens of cameras had already captured enough.
The world knew Leonardo Lancaster had three sons.
