“That’s what counts,” William replied.
Later, when Benjamin woke up crying weakly, William did something he had never done before. He brought Kesha in. She stood awkwardly in the doorway, unsure if she belonged there.
Benjamin winked at her, then stopped crying.
“Hey,” she said softly.
The baby looked at her and then reached out his hand. William watched his son grasp her finger with surprising force. Something inside him finally gave way.
“You saved his life,” William said. “And I won’t forget that.”
Kesha looked at the baby. “I’m just happy that he’s breathing,” she said.
William nodded. He was too. And, for the first time in his life, the billionaire understood something terrifying and true. Money hadn’t saved his son. A girl the world wanted to erase was the one who did.
