Chapter 24 - Legacy of Light
Five years later.
Emerald Infrastructure’s headquarters soared high against a clear blue Manhattan sky. On the top floor, where a cold mafia boss once brooded in isolation, sunlight and children's laughter now filled the space.
A four-year-old girl with bright green eyes and soft curls was playing with a stack of papers on her mother's desk, cheekily asking, "Mommy, can I sign this contract too?"
Mave laughed, lifting her daughter onto her lap and kissing her cheek. "Luna, you have to learn finance and math just like your daddy first before you can sign anything."
From the doorway, Leo stepped in, carrying two mocha coffees and a bear-shaped cookie for their daughter. Dressed in a tailored executive suit, he had completely discarded any trace of his cold underworld persona. He walked over, wrapping his arms around both of them from behind, resting his chin on Mave's shoulder.
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"Do you remember the first day we met in this room?" Leo murmured into her ear, looking out the massive glass pane at the bustling city below. "Back then, I thought you were just a housekeeper sent to clean up dirt. I never imagined you'd clean every shadow out of my soul."
Mave leaned back against his chest, smiling happily. "And I never imagined the scariest mob boss in the city could bake such great cookies for his family."
