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If he had known earlier, Curtis would\u2019ve found Adriana sooner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe then, she wouldn\u2019t have fallen for Matthew.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cBut the Lincoln Group \u2026 I don\u2019t want to let it go either. I built this empire from the ground up, why should I just hand it over to someone else?\u201d Curtis lifted a hand and gently rubbed Adriana\u2019s cheek. \u201cSo, babe \u2026 let\u2019s give it our best shot. Denton\u2019s still under the legal age for marriage. If we have a baby first, we beat him to it, right?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adriana\u2019s face turned bright red, and she buried it in Curtis\u2019s neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
How could he talk about something like that so seriously, so suddenly?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cO\u2013Okay\u2026\u201d she stammered, her voice muffled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alright then, time to have a baby, fast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Just then, Curtis\u2019s phone rang. He picked it up and answered with a calm, \u201cHello?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Lincoln \u2026 Mr. Harold has been keeping things quiet. He blocked the news from getting out and brought Denton back to the Lincoln estate. Just like you suspected, he\u2019s making his\u00a0<\/p>\n
move.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Curtis\u2019s eyes instantly darkened.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had given Harold one last chance, and Harold had thrown it away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back at the Lincoln Estate, Denton had returned with Juliet and Michael.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was 19 now, and to be honest, he could count the number of cities he\u2019d been to on one hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Aside from a few trips for school competitions, He had never once left that remote little fishing village in Haldoria.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For as long as he could remember, Denton had carried the weight of his family on his back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michael\u2019s leg was disabled, and he couldn\u2019t lift heavy things, even if he wanted to help. So from the time Denton was ten, he had been hauling seafood down at the docks for a local vendor. The owner was a kind man who took pity on the kid and made sure to slip him some money each day.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet, meanwhile, had never been one to work. The only reason she got with Michael in the first place was because, back when he first left the Lincolns, he still had some valuables. Just\u00a0<\/p>\n
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one of his watches had sold for a small fortune. In those early years, they lived large, spending without thinking. But once the money dried up, they were stuck with nothing but\u00a0<\/p>\n
bad habits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton had grown up with nothing, and everything he had, he earned himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He truly never imagined that one day, he\u2019d turn out to be the grandson of a wealthy family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even more shocking? That his useless, disabled father was the son of the richest man in Harborton.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBig, huh? Can you guess how much this place is worth?\u201d Juliet said excitedly, watching Denton stare, stunned, at the grandeur of the Lincoln Estate. She leaned in, whispering, \u201cYour dad said this house is worth over ten billion on today\u2019s market.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Lincoln Estate sat in the heart of Harborton\u2019s most exclusive district, where every inch of land was astronomically expensive. And now that it had been declared a cultural landmark, its value couldn\u2019t even be measured in money anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine if your grandpa left this place to you someday\u2026 \u201cJuliet was still busy daydreaming out loud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMom.\u201d Denton cut her off. \u201cDad gave up his right to inherit when he left the family. He signed the papers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Juliet immediately turned to glare at Michael. \u201cWhat were you thinking back then? Even if the Lincolns were in debt, this house alone would\u2019ve made up for it\u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why the hell had he signed away the inheritance?\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t get it. Back then, when the Lincolns were in trouble, this house was auctioned off. The Bartons bought it, and then gave it back to the Lincolns. Technically, it still belongs to the Bartons. Jeremy always figured Nicole would marry into the family, so the house would end up her wedding gift,\u201d Michael said quietly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The ties between the Bartons and the Lincolns ran deep and messy. That\u2019s also why Danielle and Nicole acted so entitled all the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIn that case, Dad, we definitely shouldn\u2019t have come back now that the Lincolns are rising again.\u201d Denton\u2019s tone turned firm, almost disappointed. \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t be trying to take something that was never ours to begin with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t talk nonsense! How is it not ours? We\u2019re Lincolns, and we belong to the Lincoln family!\u201d Michael snapped, clearly irritated,\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton was about to respond when Ernest walked out. \u201cThis must be Mr. Denton. Right this way, please,\u201d the butler said politely.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Then, turning to Michael, he added in a lower voice, \u201cMr. Lincoln didn\u2019t inform the rest of the family about Mr. Denton\u2019s return. The fewer people who know, the better, just in case word gets back to Mr. Curtis.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
His tone was calm, but deliberate, he was testing Denton\u2019s attitude.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He had watched Curtis grow up. And while he couldn\u2019t openly disobey Harold\u2019s orders, his loyalty clearly leaned toward Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
If Denton had returned just to chase the inheritance, Ernest felt he needed to find a way to quietly warn Curtis.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Lincoln brought me back without telling Curtis?\u201d Denton asked, a bad feeling creeping into his chest.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was starting to click. Harold had likely brought him back to officially acknowledge him as part of the family.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And he hadn\u2019t told Curtis \u2026 probably because Curtis would\u2019ve objected.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton turned angrily toward Michael. \u201cDad, you said Grandpa wasn\u2019t well and just wanted to see me. Why didn\u2019t you mention we were hiding this from Curtis?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Michael gave a nervous cough and shot the butler a look, silently telling him to drop it. Then he turned to Denton, fumbling for words. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t want Curtis to overreact, that\u2019s all.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Denton frowned, clearly upset, but didn\u2019t say anything else.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ernest raised his hand slightly, motioning for Denton to follow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Michael, Mrs. Lincoln, you must be tired. Why don\u2019t you rest over there for now?\u201d he said, blocking them politely when they tried to come along.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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