Jenna Carter looked up, stunned. She shifted her newborns in her arms, unable to process the words.

“What are you talking about, Adam?”

He didn’t hesitate. “My brother and his wife need space, so they’ll be taking this apartment. You’ll be staying in the storage room at my mom’s place. It’s only for a while, so don’t start making it complicated.”

Jenna’s mouth went dry. “A storage room? Adam, I just had twins. I’m still recovering. They need a clean, stable environment—”

Adam waved a dismissive hand. “You’re being dramatic again. My family needs help. Mom already cleared the room.”

Her hands shook around the babies. Humiliation, anger, and disbelief crashed through her all at once. “This is my home. You had no right to make decisions without me.”

Adam’s jaw tightened. “I don’t need your permission.”

The cruelty in those words cut deeper than anything he’d said before.

Then— ding dong.

The doorbell rang. Adam stiffened. His confident posture collapsed as he glanced toward the door, color draining from his face.

When he opened it, his breath caught.

Standing outside were Jenna’s brothers—Dylan and Mason Carter, founders of Carter Dynamics, one of the most influential tech corporations on the West Coast. Their presence alone could silence a room; their stares could shatter egos.

Dylan’s eyes flicked to Jenna’s trembling hands, then to the babies.

Mason’s voice was low and cold. “Adam. We need to have a conversation.”

Adam’s lips trembled.

The storm had arrived.

The brothers stepped into the apartment without waiting for an invitation. Dylan closed the door behind him.

Adam swallowed hard. “I—I didn’t know you were coming.”

“You weren’t supposed to,” Mason replied. “Jenna reached out.”

Jenna lowered her gaze. She had sent only one desperate message—she never expected them to drop everything.

Dylan approached Adam slowly. “We heard you planned to move our sister into a storage room. Away from her newborns.”

Adam lifted his hands. “You’re misunderstanding. My family is going through a lot—my brother—”

Mason cut him off. “So is she. She nearly died giving birth. Where were you?”

Adam froze.

Jenna looked down, remembering the night she hemorrhaged—how Adam wasn’t there because he had a ‘business dinner.’

Dylan stepped closer. “Here’s what’s going to happen. Jenna and the twins stay here. No one moves unless she decides it.”

Adam’s nostrils flared. “This is my apartment too.”