Chapter 14: The Plea
The silence in the small room was profound. Veneta looked up at Alexander, holding Barnaby tightly. "Are you going to make mommy cry again?" the little girl asked defensively. Alexander knelt, his expensive suit pooling on the modest floor. "No, Veneta. I want to make sure your mommy never has to cry alone again." He looked up at Sarah, his eyes filled with a raw, undeniable vulnerability. "I'm not asking you to stay as a maid, Sarah. I'm asking you to stay as my partner. In life, in the foundation... in everything. Let me protect you, and let you and Veneta save me." Tears finally spilled over Sarah's cheeks, not from pain, but from the overwhelming warmth of being truly seen and valued for the first time in years.
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