Mom, Don't Cry! Here comes a new Daddy! novel Chapter 146

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Chapter 130

(Kate’s POV)

“Send it to my private sss. I’ll review it within the hour.”

“Are you sure you want to see this? It’s quite detailed. And not particularly flattering.”

“I said send it.”

He does.

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I open the file on my laptop. Read through it with the same methodical attention give every

business document.

Sabrina Moore. Age thirty-one. Divorced from Dustin Reed after seven years of marriage.

Reason for divorce: his affair with Jessica Morgan, his direct supervisor at Sterling & Co.

I read about the workplace dynamics. How Jessica fired Sabrina after the affair became public. How Sabrina lost her job and her marriage in the same week.

Then the custody battle. Dustin fighting for Jake. Claiming Sabrina was unstable. Using her relationship with Ethan before their divorce against her.

The dossier includes court documents. Transcripts. Evidence.

The information is more thorough than any report I’ve received before.

I read through all of it.

And what stands out to me in every filing, every motion, every piece of evidence-is Sabrina defending, always protecting her son. Never attacking.

The judge awarded her full custody. Called Dustin’s claims “baseless and motivated by spite rather than concern for the child’s welfare.”

Then the incidents after the divorce.

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Jake’s kidnapping attempt. Then the park stabbing. Jessica attacking Dustin in a public park. Going after Sabrina. Jake witnessing it all.

Police reports. Witness statements. Hospital records.

Every document tells the same story.

Sabrina Moore has been through hell. And every time, she fought back. Protected her son.

Survived.

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But here’s what bothers me.

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How did an anonymous sender compile all of this? Court documents aren’t public unless you know where to look. Police reports require requests. Hospital records are sealed.

Someone with resources put this together. Someone with access. Someone who wanted the

board to see Sabrina in the worst possible light.

I scroll to the metadata on the sss. The IP address is embedded in the header.

It takes me fifteen minutes to trace it.

Hale Global building. Fourteenth floor. Executive offices.

Rosalie’s floor.

I lean back in my chair. Close my eyes.

Rosalie.

expected her to be trouble. I just never expected her to be so stubborn and unaware of what’s good for her.

Sending anonymous complaints about Sabrina to the board.

Did she really think that will accomplish anything?

Foolish.

I pour myself another coffee. Think this through.

I could confront Rosalie directly. Demand an explanation. But she’d deny it. Claim someone else used her computer. Make excuses.

Better to test her. See what she’ll do when given the opportunity to prove her loyalty.

Or her deception.

I pick up my phone. Call my head of security.

“Thomas. I need surveillance on the fourteenth floor of Hale Global. Discreet. Focus on Rosalie’s

office. I want to know who she’s communicating with and about what.”

“Any particular reason, Mrs. Hale?”

“Call it due diligence.”

“Understood.”

Then I call Douglas back.

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“The dossier you sent. Does it change your assessment of Sabrina Moore’s suitability as Etharis

wife?”

He’s quiet for a moment. “Honestly? Reading through it, I’m more impressed than concerned. The woman has been through situations that would break most people. And she came out strong

every time.”

“That’s what I thought too.”

“Should we be concerned about the anonymous sender?”

“Leave that to me. Tell the board I’ve reviewed the information and have no concerns about Sabrina Moore’s character. If they have questions, they can address them to me directly.”

“Understood.”

I hang up.

Look at the dossier again.

Rosalie sent this expecting me to use it against Sabrina. To have more ammunition for keeping

them apart.

But I’m a woman of my word. I told her. If she insisted on this path, I would sooner welcome a divorcee as Mrs. Ethan Hale than her.

I value tradition and breeding and social standing.

But I’m not unfair.

And what I see in these documents isn’t a woman seeking wealth and status. I see a woman who’s fought for everything she has. Who’s protected her child against people with more power and more resources. Who’s survived betrayal and violence and public humiliation.

That’s not weakness.

That’s strength.

My only concern is if she’ll display the same strength when the tables change? When confronted with society’s judgement and the possible loss of Ethan’s support… will she still be the same woman fighting for herself and her son?

I could tell Ethan about Rosalie. Show him what his sister has been doing behind his back.

But that would create exactly the kind of family drama I’ve spent my life avoiding.

Better to handle this quietly. Test Rosalie first. Confirm my suspicions. Then decide the appropriate response.

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Now that I’ve decided to give her a chance, I spend the morning making calls. Reaching out to contacts. People who knew Sabrina at Sterling & Co. People who worked with her before the

scandal.

Every single one says the same thing.

Brilliant. Talented. Professional. The best Creative Director they ever had.

One woman-an assistant who left Sterling right after Sabrina was fired-says something that stays with me.

“Jessica hated her. Not because Sabrina did anything wrong. But because Dustin never looked at Jessica the way he looked at his wife. Even while he was cheating. Even after everything. He loved Sabrina. He just wasn’t strong enough to confront his feelings when Jessica got into the picture.”

Weak men who abandon strong women.

Like Stephen abandoned Evelyn.

But what happened at the gala has me questioning myself. What if I’ve been projecting my son’s weakness onto Ethan? Assuming he’ll crack under pressure the same way his father did?

I’ve been so focused on protecting Ethan from repeating Stephen’s mistakes that I haven’t noticed he’s already different.

He stood up to me. Publicly chose Sabrina. Kicked me out of his penthouse.

Stephen never stood up for Evelyn that way.

Stephen never would have kicked me out of his house for his woman. Stephen crumbled the second things got

But Ethan? Ethan fought.

And he’s still fighting.

The next day, Ethan brings Sabrina and Jake to the Hale estate again as I requested.

I watch them arrive from the upstairs window. The way Ethan’s hand rests on Sabrina’s lower back

as they walk to the door. The way Jake stays close to his mother. The way they move together like

a unit.

A family.

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