The silence inside the obsidian room, Manhattan’s most exclusive restaurant, was absolute. A fork clattering onto a plate, would have sounded like a gunshot. Everyone was staring at table one, the table belonging to Arthur Penhalagan, the ruthless CEO of Apex Global. His 7-year-old daughter was screaming, a high-pitched, terrifying sound that had paralyzed the entire staff.
Nanny’s had quit. Psychologists had failed. And his fianceé was currently trying to drag the child out by her arm. Then a waitress with frayed sneakers and a stain on her apron stepped forward. She didn’t yell. She didn’t beg. She did one thing that made the billionaire freeze in his tracks and changed history.
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