The Billionaire Thought Her Daughter Feared Everyone — Until an 8-Year-Old Hugged the New Single-Dad Ex-Navy SEAL Bodyguard
Chapter 14
Twenty years after the first day Ethan arrived at the mansion, Victoria stood in the garden watching Lily.
Lily was twenty-eight now.
Emma was twenty-seven.
Both had successful careers.
Neither wanted the family company.
Victoria was proud.
Ethan joined her.
“They’re leaving.”
Victoria nodded.
“They’re ready.”
“Are you?”
She smiled.
“No.”
He laughed.
“Neither am I.”
Lily came over.
“Mom.”
“Yes?”
“Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For letting me choose who I wanted to trust.”
Victoria looked at Ethan.
Lily smiled.
“He was the first person.”
Ethan became emotional.
“Thank you.”
Lily hugged him.
Then Emma joined.
The four stood together.
The mansion looked different now.
Less like a fortress.
More like a home.
Security was minimal.
Doors were open.
People came and went.
Children had grown up.
The threat had become distant history.
Victoria looked at Ethan.
“You remember the day we met?”
“Every detail.”
“You were supposed to be my bodyguard.”
“I was.”
“Then you became my husband.”
He smiled.
“I didn’t plan that.”
“Neither did I.”
She laughed.
That was the beauty of it.
The most important parts of their lives had never been planned.
