The Connecticut house had become our real home in ways the Manhattan penthouse never could. There was something about the rolling hills and the lake that made it easier to breathe, easier to believe that we were building something lasting instead of just accumulating power and wealth.
Sterling had thrown himself into fatherhood with the same intensity he brought to corporate acquisitions, which meant Eddie's development was being tracked with spreadsheets and milestone charts that would have impressed a Fortune 500 board of directors.
“He's walking three weeks ahead of the average timeline,” Sterling announced one Saturday morning, reviewing his latest parental performance metrics over coffee. “And his vocabulary is expanding at a rate that suggests above-average intelligence.”
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