Leaving the Billionaire's Shadow

Chapter 2

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usually woke up at six to prepare a specific breakfast for Noah, who had allergies, and a different

the children' s doors, her voice laced with confusion. He heard the faint

The clatter of pans, the smoke alarm going off, and Olivia' s sharp, impat

nd the air was thick with smoke. Olivia stood by the counter, a phone pressed to her ear, a

rom her ear. Her tone was accusatory. "What is this? A

than said calmly.

on't have a nine-to-five job. You manage the house. Is that so difficult?" She saw him

different meals a day that get thrown away if they aren't perfect. I'm tired of remembering every doctor's appointment, every allergy, eve

than shouting would have. "So this is a tantrum? Yo

lower lip trembling. "I don't want Ma

glaring at the plate Martha had placed in front of him. "Why can't

looked at his children, their faces a mixture of petulance and genuine prefer

ce barely a whisper. "You w

em breakfast. Let him take them to school. Let him ha

expect him to just give in. Before she could formulate a response, Ethan turned and walked back up the stai

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Leaving the Billionaire's Shadow

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“I woke up to the sterile silence of my master bedroom, 27 again. This wasn' t a dream; it was my second chance to escape a life everyone else called a fairytale. On my wife Olivia' s side of the king-sized bed, the sheets were undisturbed. She was Olivia Hayes, the tech mogul, a name that carried weight. To the outside world, I was Ethan Miller, the lucky architect married to a billionaire, but looking at our family photo, a chilling emptiness consumed me. I saw a stranger with a forced smile standing next to a woman who was never there, and two children whose affection I' d lost to Liam Thorne, Olivia' s childhood sweetheart. Years of being a shadow, my efforts ignored, my presence taken for granted-I wouldn' t live that life again. I found the file I was looking for: Divorce_Agreement.pdf. After printing two copies, I scrolled through my contacts until I found the name that haunted my previous life. Liam Thorne. He picked up on the third ring, his voice thick with sleep. "Who is this?" "It' s Ethan Miller," I said, devoid of emotion. A confused pause, then. "Ethan? Do you know what time it is? Is Olivia okay?" "Olivia is fine," I replied. "I' m calling about something else. I have divorce papers here. I' m ready to sign them. I want to give you everything. Olivia, the children, this house. It' s all yours."”