Sebastian Thorne had closed billion-dollar deals without blinking.
He had faced hostile takeovers,
government investigations,
and competitors determined to destroy him.
Nothing rattled him anymore.
Or so he believed.
Until a rainy Thursday evening changed everything.
The billionaire CEO had not planned to stop in that part of town.
His driver had taken a detour because traffic downtown was impossible.
The black luxury sedan crawled through narrow streets lined with aging brick buildings.
Sebastian sat in the back seat reviewing documents on his tablet.
Then something outside the window caught his attention.
A small neighborhood bistro.
Nothing special.
The kind of place most wealthy people would never notice.
But he noticed someone.
A woman.
Standing outside in the rain.
Struggling with a large triple stroller.
Sebastian’s breath stopped.
“No…”
The tablet slipped slightly in his hand.
The driver glanced in the mirror.
“Sir?”
Sebastian ignored him.
His eyes remained fixed on the woman.