Chapter 444

• How could I not want to build a legacy?
• In the corporate elite, legacy wasn’t just about empire it was about bloodlines. Influence. Presence at the right tables. And yes, children were part of that calculus. But Adrian and I... we were complicated.
• From the outside, our engagement looked enviable: I was engaged to the heir of the Warren business dynasty, and we lived in one of the most prestigious districts in the city. But behind closed doors, it was different. He was distant physically and emotionally. The kind of distance no amount of luxury penthouses or curated social media posts could disguise.