Chapter 7 - THE RISING STORM
The board of directors didn't take the resignation lightly. They filed suit, claiming Gabriel had embezzled assets during his transition. It was a smear campaign designed to ruin his reputation and drain his resources. Gabriel found himself in the middle of a legal firestorm, his name dragged through the mud in every major business publication.
Nora, caught in the crossfire, became the subject of paparazzi attention. Her life was laid bare—her nursing school records, her past arguments with Gabriel, her current address. She was furious, but as she watched Gabriel fight every legal battle with a single-minded devotion to protecting her and Emma, she began to wonder if he was finally changing.
One night, after a particularly grueling court session, Gabriel arrived at her apartment, his face bruised from an altercation with an aggressive reporter. Nora didn't ask; she just got the first-aid kit. As she dabbed his cheek, their faces were inches apart.
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"You don't have to do this," Nora whispered.
"I do," Gabriel said. "Because for the first time, I have something I'm proud of. Even if the world hates me, I'm proud of the father I’m becoming."
