Bianca pushed harder—hiring investigators, filing complaints. But everything she tried failed. Lucia was pure. Rosa was loyal.
The case went to court. Witnesses testified. All said the same thing: Lucia never took—she only gave.
Then Ethan spoke.
“Your Honor,” he said, voice steady, “I want to adopt her. I want to be the father she never had. And I want her to be the daughter who taught me how to live again.”
The courtroom fell silent… until the judge returned and declared,
“Adoption approved.”
That night, Ethan confessed his love for Rosa.
“You treated me like a man when I felt like nothing,” he said.
Rosa’s eyes filled with tears. “I love you too.”
He proposed. She said yes instantly.
But there was one final battle. Ethan’s business partner, Vincenzo, sneered:
“If you’re really recovering, walk across the new construction site. Uneven ground. Holes. Rocks. If you make it, you stay president. If not—your company is mine.”
Ethan accepted.
On a gray, windy day, Ethan stood. His legs trembled violently. Lucia grabbed his hand.
“You can do it, Dad,” she whispered. “I believe in you.”