07/14/2026
His formal black tuxedo was custom-made, his silk bowtie perfectly straight, and his shoes polished to a high mirror shine. But his young face was a portrait of devastating, raw sorrow. Heavy, silent tears welled up in his bright eyes, spilling over his lashes and tracking slowly down his freckled cheeks. To his stepfather, a cold and ruthless billionaire named Preston Vance, Toby was simply an accessory—a prop used to project the image of a stable, grieving family man.