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“But Dad, I-”
| wanted to tell him | wasn’t ready, but he cutoff.
“This is the right time. Next week, you're taking over as CEO of the company.”
There was no arguing with Dad. When he made up his mind, that was it.
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“Your dad's right. You've learned enough. You'll learn even more once you're in that position,” Mom added.
| nodded and looked at my brother. He smiled and put his hand on my head. “Everything’s gonna be fine. If
anyone gives my sister trouble after this, they'll regret it.”
| knew he meant Kane. | wondered how Kane would react when he found out who | really was. Hopefully he'd
regret how he treated me.
The next week flew by. | went back to work at the company, and my schedule was packed.
| felt terrible that | couldn’t spend much twith my babies, but | had to apologize and keep going.
Then cthe big day - when I'd take over the company. Everyone had been buzzing all week about meeting
their new CEO.
Standing in front of the mirror, | checked myself one last time. | had on a cream sleeveless dress with a long
black coat over it. My hair was down, and | wore black heels. Looking confident was key. | couldn’t be the shy,
weak Selene anymore. From now on, | had to be a strong businesswoman.
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Suddenly, two tiny hands grabbed mine and started pulling. | looked down to see my twins grinning up
at me.
“My babies.” | crouched down and hugged them tight.
It felt so peaceful. They were my whole world.
“Mommy, we have a surprise for you,” Luna announced.
| pulled back from the hug to look at her. “What kind of surprise, baby?”
“This is for you first.” Leo pulled out a red rose he’d been hiding behind his back.
| stared at the rose, then looked at Leo. My eyes got misty.
When did my baby boy grow up so much? Here he was, giving his mom a rose! It was the sweetest thing ever.
“Thank you.”
| took the rose and kissed his forehead, then kissed Luna too before pulling them both in for another hug. | had
to wipe my eyes to keep from crying.
That's when | caught Axel standing in the doorway. | knew right away who'd put Leo up to the rose idea. | smiled
at him, and he grinned back, motioning forto cout before heading off.
Walking into the living room with my twins, | stopped in surprise.
Everyone was there, standing around a beautiful cake. So this was the surprise Luna mentioned!
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“Con, Mommy! Cut the cake!” Luna tuggedtoward it.
My whole family - Mom, Dad, Magnus, and Axel - were all smiling at me.
“What's all this?” | asked.
Magnus handeda knife. “Just a little celebration before you take over as CEO.”
| cut the cake and gave everyone a piece. | was on cloud nine. This small moment totally turned my mood
around.
When it was tto leave, my babies gavethumbs up as Axel and | headed out. They might be too young to
understand business, but they looked so proud, like they knew their mom was about to do something amazing.
“Nervous?” Axel asked while driving.
“A little.”
He reached over to the glove box, grabbed a water bottle, and handed it to me.
“Here, drink some.”
I took it and drank about half the bottle.
“Better?” he asked.
I nodded and turned to him. “Thanks, Axel.”
“For what?”
“For helping with work stuff and giving Leo that rose idea.”
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He glanced at me. “How'd you know it was my idea?”
“I know you, Axel.”
His expression softened into a smile. “Really?”
“Yeah.”
“I don’t think so. You just think you know me.”
| opened my mouth, surprised by his comment. “What do you mean? We've been friends forever. Why would you
say | don’t know you?”
He chuckled as he pulled into the company parking lot. We'd arrived.
He got out and caround to open my door, offering his hand. | took it and stepped out.
“Ill tell you about it someday,” he said, answering my earlier questions as we walked hand in hand.
| took a deep breath when | noticed people starting to stare at us.
Looks like Axel had already spread the word that he’d be walking in with the new CEO, because everyone started
bowing.
Semployees who recognizedlooked totally shocked.
| even heard one woman whisper, “Selene is ou
Looks like Axel had already spread the word that he’d be walking in with the new CEO, because everyone started
bowing.
Semployees who recognizedlooked totally shocked.
| even heard one woman whisper, “Selene is our new CEO? How's that even possible?”
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