Chapter 87
New Bonds
(Axel’s POV)
The sound of typing filled my office. Chase sat across from me, eyes glued to his laptop, pretending to be busy. I knew he wanted to say something, but he didn’t dare. Not today.
I leaned back in my chair, staring at the large floor-to-ceiling windows that overlooked the Paris skyline. It was still strange—being here, owning this house, and knowing that my son was somewhere down the hall.
My son.
The thought still hit me hard every time.
Jamie would inherit everything I had built—the tech company, the investments, the property empire—but not just that. He would also inherit my father’s company, Hendrikson Global, and everything that came with it. My father’s legacy.
A legacy I never got to share with him.
My chest tightened as I thought about the
