However, Adrian’s panic stemmed from something far deeper than simple marital regret. The second document from the medical center wasn’t just an obstetric report. The attending physician had compared my complete blood work with my late father’s medical records. Before his death, my father had been the majority shareholder of a major regional logistics company, which Adrian had been trying to integrate into his own empire for the past three years. What Adrian had kept from me throughout our relationship was that my father’s business assets were tied to a mandatory inheritance trust. According to the company’s bylaws, if I were to give birth to a direct heir, full control of the company would immediately transfer from the board of directors to a specialized legal trustee, managed exclusively by me.🌲
Sitting quietly on the balcony overlooking the tide, I watched Adrian pace frantically around his downtown office. His financial situation was far more precarious than the public imagined. To finance his lavish lifestyle, maintain his social standing, and cover Sophia’s extravagant expenses, Adrian had taken out substantial private loans at high interest rates. He had counted on remaining married to me until the company buyout was finalized, thus retaining control of my father’s inheritance. Now, with the divorce proceedings officially underway and a pregnancy recorded in her medical file, the board had suspended all ongoing acquisitions…
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