“Because someone lied to me. And I didn’t fight hard enough for the truth. I can’t change that. But I can choose now.”
“What if I’m angry?” Liam whispered.
“Then I stay anyway,” Ethan replied. “That’s what dads do.”
Liam hesitated — then stepped forward and hugged him.
“I guess… you can teach me basketball,” he muttered.
Ethan laughed through tears. “Deal.”
The house on Maple Street still looked worn from the outside.
But inside, something had shifted.
Not the past — that would always leave scars.
But the future was no longer built on lies.
For the first time in nearly a decade, Ethan didn’t feel like a billionaire.
He felt like a father.
And some fortunes are worth far more than money.
