Chapter 12 - THE MAN WHO CHOSE HIS SON OVER HIS EMPIRE
Graham demanded money.
A large sum.
And access to several company accounts.
Alexander could have tried to handle it through his own organization.
Five years earlier, he would have.
But this time, he cooperated fully with law enforcement.
He gave investigators the messages.
The financial records.
The evidence of Graham's crimes.
And he agreed to testify.
The investigation led to an abandoned commercial property outside Chicago.
Police recovered Oliver safely.
Graham was arrested.
When Oliver ran toward me, I fell to my knees.
“Mommy!”
I wrapped my arms around him.
Held him.
Cried into his hair.
Alexander stood beside us.
His eyes were wet.
Oliver looked up.
“Daddy?”
Alexander crouched.
“Yes, buddy?”
Oliver reached for him.
Alexander pulled him close.
For a long moment, the three of us held each other.
And I realized something.
Alexander had finally chosen his family over his reputation.
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But the question remained.
Could he become the husband I'd once needed?
