The Beginni

s before th

inancial reports. The business was failing. The debts were piling up. And if

g to suppress the growi

. I grew up watching my father strengthen our business, always telling me that on

d me. When I turned around, I saw my younger brother, Da

o?" His voice was weak, but

way. The truth was, even

in my chest, I said, "We'll fix this, D

the worry on hi

e screen. But before I could conti

was

y answer

illed with exhaustion and fear. "W

ip on the phone.

when he finally spoke, the air

arry Sebastian

from my se

. "Don Victor Villafuerte is the only one who can sa

ity had just slap

an Vill

already knew this decisio

well. Eve

anizer. Arrogan

ith different women, always in high-class clubs, always in the middle

the man I was su

mble as I slowly sa

other way?" I asked in

s if, for the first time, even he

o save us," he finally said, hi

sed m

My father's years of hard work would go

ed... I would l

ant? My family's busi

t my

Or should I let

ting fear consume e

n this situation-being forced into m

difficult. But this is the only way. It's not just about the business. It's

don't just dislike h

en in the wo

t women. When he was introduced to me, he didn't even bother to have a proper conversation. The way he

e man was suppose

d I live

I really had

more-my freedo

ghting back the emotions

ment, I knew-I

lowly spoke the words that w

Pa. I'll m

it felt like a part