-established family, well-educated, and endowed with a brilliant mind.

come to signify power, wealth, an

ways been the heir apparent, desti

harles Williamson, his father, was a self-made man

ial businessmen in the nation. His

diverse interests ranging from fina

testament to Charles' relentless

ielding ambition. In the early years of his career, Charles ha

ain the growth and stability of his

dustries flourish, turning it into a

longer the man who had built his

ork had taken their toll, and Charle

s legacy pressed down on him, it was not

e son he had raised with a singular

to

ichael didn't begin with tardy mo

trajectory of their lives. When Michael was just four years old

She was a graceful and loving woman

lives. The crash was devastating. One moment, Elean

ncouragement. The next, she was gon

oung to fully grasp the permanence of deat

ling asleep with it tucked under his

had built with Eleanor by his side. But in doing so, Charles inadve

ame rigid, determined to mold his

d he was doing the right thing. He thought d

mself had experienced. To Charles,

e and thrive in an unforgiving world. However, for Michael, those lesso

te classes, and weekend visits to

the park, Michael sat in boardro

to meet his father's expectations. He w

the names of every department hea

"Good, but you can do better," Charles would say

er, his quiet compliance began to give way

d structure of his life. Soccer games

became his escapes-small acts of

se acts not as a natural expression of

orcing harsher consequences. "You're wasting your potential," Charle

is hard so you could throw it all

f this?" Michael shot back, his voi

Michael realized. Charles, for all his st

ection like a

would have been different if his

m not as an heir but as a child w

is love for soccer, his fascination

thout Eleanor, there was only Charles-a man wh

f his father's expectations was a constan

w hard he tried to carve out his own

into a role he d