CHAPTER 2: The Billion-Dollar Secret
Emily frowned through her tears.
"I think... you have the wrong person."
"No."
The man's voice remained calm.
"I've finally found the rightful heir to the Harrington family."
Emily almost laughed.
"I don't have a family."
"You were told that."
Silence.
The stranger continued.
"You were kidnapped from a private hospital when you were only three days old."
Emily's breathing became uneven.
"That's impossible."
"We have your DNA."
He paused.
"And your mother has never stopped looking for you."
Before Emily could answer, three black luxury SUVs suddenly pulled into the apartment complex.
Security guards stepped out first.
Then an elegant silver-haired woman emerged.
The moment their eyes met...
The woman burst into tears.
She ran toward Emily without caring about the snow.
"My baby..."
Emily stood frozen.
The woman gently touched the tiny birthmark behind Emily's ear.
The exact mark listed in every missing-child report.
"My God..."
"It's really you."
Emily couldn't speak.
The woman wrapped her in a warm coat.
"I'm your mother."
"I've searched every country..."
"Every orphanage..."
"Every hospital..."
"For twenty-six years."
Emily finally broke down crying in her arms.
Minutes later, doctors arrived.
They rushed Emily into a heated limousine ambulance after noticing early signs of labor caused by extreme stress.
As the vehicles drove away...
Ryan looked down from the apartment window.
He laughed.
"Someone finally picked up the trash."
But his smile disappeared seconds later.
The lead SUV stopped.
A security guard stepped out and handed the building manager a thick envelope.
Inside...
Every apartment in the building had just been purchased by Harrington Global Holdings.
Except one.
Ryan's.
Attached to the deed was a single handwritten note.
"You threw away the woman who owned everything."
Ryan's phone rang immediately.
It was his boss.
"Ryan... don't bother coming to work tomorrow."
"The new owner just acquired our company."
"And she specifically requested your termination."
Ryan's knees gave out.
He slowly turned toward the empty hallway where Emily had begged him to let her stay.
Only then did he realize...
He hadn't thrown away a helpless pregnant woman.
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He had thrown away the future billionaire whose name would soon appear on every news channel in America.
And Emily had not even begun her revenge...
