After His Daughter Called Him Daddy, the CEO Lost Control

The divorce agreement my ex-husband handed me had only one extra clause: take the eight million, and never set foot in Ashford again. I touched my stomach, still flat, still not showing, and signed. I went abroad, gave birth to my daughter, and spent five years finishing my doctorate. The morning my daughter reported in at preschool, I stood in the line of parents, and when I looked up I saw Daryl Gilbert. He glanced at me, then his eyes moved to my daughter, held there for two seconds, and quickly slid away, expressionless. About the way you'd look at two strangers.