Chapter 6 - THE SENATOR'S ULTIMATUM
Desperation breeds stupidity. Michael flew to Chicago, bypassing my security through a sheer, pathetic display of tears in the lobby. I allowed him up, letting him stand on the imported rugs of my office while he stared at the empire I built without him. "Sophia, please," he begged, his designer suit looking rumpled. "My mother is ruined. The board is forcing me out. Let me see my sons." I leaned back in my leather chair, perfectly poised. "They don't know you, Michael. You signed away your rights four years ago to keep your mother happy. You chose her legacy over your own blood. Now, you have neither."
