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I looked at Evelyn like she had just casually announced the moon might be up for sale.

“Your son is Daniel Parker?”

She smiled.

“Yes.”

I sat back in stunned silence.

Daniel Parker.

Every marketer within a hundred miles knew that name.

Not because it belonged to some celebrity type.

Because he had a reputation for building smart campaigns, treating people decently, and turning raw talent into serious careers.

I had read interviews with him.

Watched clips from conference panels online late at night after the girls were asleep.

Used one of his old talks as inspiration when I trained a new hire last year.

And now his mother was sitting in my old office lobby telling me he wanted to meet me.

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I rubbed both hands over my face.

“This doesn’t feel real.”

Evelyn’s expression softened.

“Sometimes reality changes faster than our hearts can catch up.”