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Chapter 81
Author: Anakin Detour
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Jaden smirked. "So you want redemption? since you're not their biological child I'll give you a chance."

Jaden pressed his phone against the side of his face, a mischievous spark glimmering in his piercing eyes.

“Here’s your chance at redemption, Peter.”

Peter nodded weakly, nearly trembling as much from fear as from anticipation. His hands were shaky, knuckles white against the gravel beneath him.

Jaden tossed the phone toward him casually — a small black rectangle spinning through the air — and it fell into Peter’s hands with a soft thud.

“Call him. Call your… ‘father’.”

Peter swallowed hard. His thumb hovered over the phone’s touchscreen. His pulse pounded in his ears.

For a moment, silence fell — the kind of oppressive silence that seemed to squeeze the soul. Then, with a shaky breath, Peter pressed the call button.

Meanwhile, back in the sprawling Gravesend Mansion — a place filled with rich carpets, dark wooden furniture, and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere — the 35th anniversary
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