Chloe studied his face for a moment before hugging him tightly.
“Can I keep my hair long forever?” she asked.
Daniel laughed quietly, brushing her curls back from her face.
“You can grow it as long as you want,” he said. “It’s your hair. And your life.”
For the first time in a long while, Chloe smiled a bright, fearless smile.
And Daniel realized something important.
No amount of wealth, success, or business deals could ever compare to the happiness of the little girl standing beside him.
Because the greatest treasure he had was not the empire he built—
It was the daughter he finally protected.
