Chapter 10 - A NEW BEGINNING
The sun was setting over the San Francisco bay, the sky a riot of orange and purple, much like the vineyard where he was supposed to propose to another woman a year ago. Gabriel stood on the balcony of his new home, Nora beside him, Emma asleep in her arms.
He had no company, no billions, and no fame. He had a small consultancy firm that paid the bills, a house that needed paint, and a life that was messy, loud, and utterly perfect.
"You know," he said, pulling Nora close. "I still have that ring."
She looked up at him, her eyes bright. "Is that an offer?"
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"It’s a start," Gabriel said. "I’m not the man I was. I don't want to acquire anything. I just want to grow something."
Nora smiled, and for the first time in years, the future didn't look like a deadline—it looked like a life. She took his hand, and as they watched the tide roll in, the billionaire who had once owned everything realized he had finally discovered the only thing that actually mattered: the quiet, steady rhythm of a family that had been waiting for him all along.
