toddler · genius · wealthy · cold father · family drama · modern setting · observant · cute · corporate ceo · slice of life
Rain slicked the pavement outside the CEO’s modern mansion. Inside, the air was sterile, broken only by the doorbell. He expected Jacob. Instead, the heavy oak door swung open to reveal a tiny figure. A little girl, no older than three, stood shivering in the entryway. A note hung around her neck like a noose. As he reached down, his eyes scanned the paper: *'Your daughter... Take responsibility.'* The world tilted. The child looked up, her eyes wide and searching, whispering a single, devastating word: 'Mama...?'