“I’ve had power. Influence. Fame. But never love at this age. I just want to feel wanted.”
Ethan looked at her differently.
That night, he kissed her first.
And everything changed.
What began as something complicated slowly became real.
Victoria transferred Ethan’s mother to a private medical facility. She paid for his sisters’ education. She used her connections to help him start managing construction projects.
But what mattered most wasn’t the money.
It was the way she looked at him.
Weeks later, Ethan proposed publicly at her birthday party.
“Victoria Whitmore… will you marry me?”
Whispers filled the room.
“She’s old enough to be his mother.”
“He’s after her money.”
But Victoria saw only one thing—respect.
She said yes.
When Ethan brought her home to meet his family, everything fell apart.
His younger sister shouted, “You’re marrying a grandmother?!”
Victoria left in tears.
Soon after, disaster struck again.
Victoria’s 23-year-old adopted daughter, Madison, returned from studying abroad.
When she saw Ethan, her expression changed.
She wanted him.
Madison began flirting aggressively—short dresses, late-night visits, whispered invitations.
Ethan rejected her every time.
“I love your mother.”