The Sterling’s Only Heir

Synopsis

On our third anniversary, I came home early and caught Ethan Sterling cheating on me for the tenth time. I didn’t cry. I didn’t scream. I just closed the bedroom door on them. A month later, he threw the Marital Settlement Agreement onto the table in front of me. "Other than giving us Leo, what exactly do you bring to this family?" he demanded. "Vanessa and I are moving on. My lawyers will send over the papers. Sign them, and you’ll be taken care of." I looked into his cold, indifferent eyes. My voice was perfectly steady. "Fine. I want primary physical custody of Leo. Keep your money." In the end, I walked away from almost all claims to our marital assets. I took only my personal belongings, my pre-marital apartment, and my professional assets. Everyone said I was out of my mind. Even Ethan scoffed. "You're a doctor on a salary, Claire. How exactly do you plan to afford his lifestyle?" What none of them knew was that Ethan suffered from severe male factor infertility. His chances of natural conception were practically zero. Aside from me and my rare reproductive compatibility with him, there wasn't another woman on earth who could naturally conceive his child. And Leo was his only confirmed, reliable direct heir. Sooner or later, control of the family trust—and the billions of dollars attached to the Sterling name—would fall right into my son's hands.