The Billionaire CEO Rejected Every Man for One Single Dad — Until Her Sister Revealed Why She Could Never Forget Him
Chapter 6
Noah became the unexpected bridge between them.
He liked Victoria immediately.
She treated him like a person rather than a child.
She asked about school.
His interests.
His drawings.
One evening, Noah showed her a model airplane he’d built.
“You made this?”
He nodded.
Victoria smiled.
“It’s beautiful.”
“My dad helped.”
She looked at Ethan.
“You have patience.”
He laughed.
“Not always.”
Noah interrupted.
“He’s lying.”
Victoria laughed.
It was a simple moment.
But something inside her softened.
She had spent years believing Ethan had abandoned her.
Now she watched him help his son with homework and realized how much she had missed.
Not just him.
The family they might have built.
One evening, Noah fell asleep on Victoria’s sofa.
Ethan picked him up.
Victoria watched quietly.
“He trusts you.”
“He should.”
“He loves you.”
Ethan smiled.
“He saved me.”
Victoria looked at him.
“What do you mean?”
“After his mother died, I thought my life was over.”
He paused.
“Then he needed me.”
She understood.
Ethan had built a life around his son.
Victoria had built an empire around herself.
Both had survived.
But neither had really moved on.
When Ethan carried Noah upstairs, Victoria remained alone in the living room.
She looked around.
For years, her apartment had been immaculate.
Cold.
Perfect.
Now a child’s backpack was sitting on the floor.
A toy airplane lay on the sofa.
She smiled.
For the first time, the room felt like a home.
