Chapter 27

　　Everyone knew about the Brock family, one of the oldest and most powerful financial dynasties in the industry. 　　Many of the top financial moguls had ties to them. 　　But what outsiders didn't see was that the brighter the spotlight, the fiercer the competition, the colder the emotions. 　　Polygamy was abolished in name, but to some, that just meant fewer marriage certificates and no need for divorces. 　　Esteban's father had seven mistresses. His mother, merely one of them, was nothing more than a fleeting presence in the man's life. 　　Unfortunately for his father, despite all these women, Esteban was his only son. 　　Esteban carried the weight of the family's expectations from the moment he was born. At just three years old, he was forbidden from leaving the estate. 　　His life was confined within the grand, palace-like mansion, where relentless education crushed his childhood, and his father's legal wife ensured he knew his place. 　　No one could understand what those days were like. It