Chapter 1903

Chapter 1903

Joshua could hardly believe he was going to be a father again in his golden years.

His life had been straightforward - one son, Reginald; one daughter, Rosalind; and one secret lovechild, Thalassa. That was it. No more kids, or so he thought.

He had hoped that once he retired, Reginald would take over the Whitman family business. But Reginald turned out to be a disappointment, a real dud. Joshua feared that if the business fell into Reginald's hands, it wouldn't last five years before going belly up.

Initially, Joshua had placed his bets on Lysander, planning to marry Rosalind off to him so he could take over the Whitman legacy. But Lysander's heart wasn't in it - he only had eyes for Thalassa, and no interest in the family business.

But ever since that car accident, his health had been on a steady decline. Managing the company became more than he could handle, and the empire he had built over a lifetime seemed at risk of crumbling

dropped the bombshell - he had a son! And the kid was already two years

this child as his successor, to give him the best education and send him to top-notch schools. In sixteen years, the boy could take the reins and keep the Whitman legacy alive. This

couldn't let anything happen

Susan yelled as Joshua moved towards her, threatening to jump out the window with the child in her arms. She edged closer to the ledge as

quickly stepped back, "Calm down, I

are you so scared of her,

bastard child. They're nothing but trouble, and if they're gone,

younger years, was all about living fast and loose, lacking the finesse or the smarts to understand his father's deeper concerns. To him, Susan was just another woman who had schemed her way into his father's bed, and her child was

leverage-seeking mistake.

How can you not see

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