I just wanted to rest. Travel. And most importantly, secure the future of my only son, Preston.
Preston was always intelligent and handsome—but he had one serious flaw: he liked the easy way.
He graduated in law, yes, but he never wanted to practice it. He wanted status. Italian suits. Brand-name watches. Imported cars. But he didn’t want the stress, the long nights, or the hard work of a real career.
I helped him, of course. I’m his mother. I paid the rent for his office, replaced his car every year, covered his maxed-out credit cards. I thought I was giving him the life I never had.
But in reality? I was raising a monster.
Two years ago, he met Natalia—and things escalated. His ambitions grew. And so did his sense of entitlement.
He thought he could take everything I had built and use it to finance a luxurious wedding, without consequences. He was about to learn the hard way…