Jack and Diane Abbott sat on opposite ends of the ornate leather couch in Jack’s private office at Abbott Manor, the late afternoon sun casting long shadows across Diane’s anxious expression. Between them lay a stack of files, but their weight was nothing compared to the burden neither had dared to confront aloud until now: the secret of Kyle Abbott’s parentage.
For weeks, whispers had crept through the corridors of Jabot. Executives speculated. Gossip hinted. Something in Kyle’s meteoric rise and Diane’s cold distance didn’t add up. Some even questioned whether Kyle truly belonged in the Abbott bloodline. Diane had overheard the murmurs and brought them to Jack with trembling hands and a breaking heart.