CHAPTER 1: THE BOY WHO CALLED THE JANITOR “MOM”
The glass walls of Billionaires Row Headquarters reflected a city drowning beneath gray skies.
Inside, the atmosphere was colder than the weather outside.
Executives in tailored suits filled the atrium.
Investors waited for the merger announcement.
At the center of the room stood Elias, watching everything unfold with growing unease.
Then the silence shattered.
A young boy broke away from the crowd and sprinted across the polished obsidian floor.
“Mommy!”
The word echoed through the massive atrium.
His destination shocked everyone.
Not a board member.
Not an executive.
A trembling woman in a worn gray janitorial uniform.
Before the child could reach her, CEO Sterling lunged forward and yanked him back.
“Get away from her!”
His voice cracked through the room.
“She’s just a cleaning lady.”
The boy burst into tears.
“No! She’s my mommy!”
The room froze.
Sterling's face lost all color.
Then the woman slowly reached into her pocket and removed a weathered marriage certificate.
As she unfolded the paper, Elias felt his stomach tighten.
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Because printed across the document...
was his own name.
