He finally turned his cold, gray eyes toward me.

“Everything goes to you, Nathan. Every building, every account, every share.”

“And the condition?” Nathan asked.

Richard pointed at me and then at the small bundle strapped to my chest.

“You walk out of this vault alone.”

“You sign the disclaimer of paternity.”

“You agree to declare this woman an impostor who attempted to blackmail the family.”

“And you never see either of them again.”

My breath caught in my throat.

I looked at Nathan, my hand trembling against the soft fabric of Lily’s blanket.

The silence returned, heavier than the stone ceiling above us.

“And if I refuse?” Nathan asked quietly.

Richard smiled, a cold, humorless line on his face.

“If you refuse, Hayes has the paperwork ready to declare you mentally unfit to run the company.”

“We will tie you up in court for the next ten years.”

“You will have nothing, Nathan.”

“No money, no title, and no career in this city.”

“And I will personally ensure this girl and her child are left with absolutely nothing.”