“Here’s $100—Can you be my mom today?” a billionaire boss’s son asked—until a shy woman replied, “Keep it. Billionaires pay in secrets.”

because Milo asked for it. Julian came home before dinner twice a week, then three times. He stopped handling his son like a fragile object and started letting Milo climb into his lap with books. He still received calls that turned his face to stone. He still disappeared behind locked doors. But when he returned, he checked his cuffs and collar before continue reading …