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Chapter 350
Helsin had finally come to accept her fate in the cell where she had now found herself. She was done wallowing in her ordeal, and tonight, she had decided to turn her pain into strength by telling Wilfreda and Janelle a story.And so, with her sharp eyes that missed nothing and a posture that spoke of enduring many storms, she told the same old story—the legend about the relics, about guardians and betrayals. To her, it was a way to pass the time, to keep their minds from the gnawing fear. Janelle, wrapped in a thin blanket, listened with rapt attention, her fear momentarily held at bay by the tale. Wilfreda, on the other hand, held her gaze which seemed to be distant and tracing the patterns in the dust on the floor, her thoughts clearly elsewhere as this was a story she had heard time and time again.Just then, the door at the end of the corridor clanged open, the sound echoing like a death knell. Booted footsteps, purposeful and grim, approached their cell.All three women became
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Harry moved silently through the east wing of his father’s estate, a nagging sense of unease gnawing at him since the disastrous courtroom day.His father, Richard, and his uncle, Robert had been sequestered in the study for hours. The usual hum of the house was muted, servants dismissed under the guise of ‘family business.’Driven by a dread he couldn’t name, Harry paused outside the study’s doors. The murmur of voices was low and urgent as he leaned closer, his ear almost touching the polished wood.“...a liability we can no longer afford,” Robert’s voice, usually so smooth and controlled, was edged with a finality that made Harry’s blood run cold. “Helsin and Wilfreda know the entire provenance chain. They can trace the stones from the mine to our books. And the girl, Janelle… she heard things while she was with us. She’s a witness Flynn would move heaven and earth to protect. They can’t be allowed to live. Not after this.”There was a beat of silence as Harry held his breath, pre
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“He was brilliant and charismatic. He was my father’s pride. And my mother… she adored him.” Priya’s voice grew distant, traveling back through years of grief. At this point, she was already holding back the tears so they wouldn't spill entirely out of control. Whatever had happened in the past had already happened, and there was no amount of crying that could undo any of that.“When my father first began to clash with his political rival, and his kind, over mining rights, over backroom deals… there were threats. Subtle at first. Then less so. My father was determined to stand his ground. He believed his position would protect us.”She swallowed hard. “Arjun and my mother were traveling to a university event. Their car… it went off a mountain pass. The official report said brake failure. A tragic accident.” Her voice turned to steel. “It was a sacrifice. A message. My father was meant to fall in line, to surrender his principles, or lose everything else he loved.”The silence that f
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Chance nodded, the words settling into him with a new gravity. Having nothing else to say again, they peeled off in separate directions with Gerald heading for his car which was parked at the other side of the compound while Chance sought out Philip and Julia.Flynn however, found himself walking the quiet, carpeted halls of the west wing as though he was looking for someone.He had not been able to get back himself knowing fully well that his sister, Janelle was still out there but there was really nothing much he could.All he could wish and pray for was that nothing bad should happen to her and that just as everyone had assured him, they'd get her back in good shape.With the thoughts heavy in his mind, he pushed open the heavy glass door and stepped onto the terrace that overlooked the estate’s illuminated pool. The water was a sheet of black glass, reflecting the perfect, cold stars above.And there she was.Priya stood at the far edge, her back to him, silhouetted against the s
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Gerald walked Ava to her car after the meeting came to an end, the night air cool and crisp against their faces. The weight of the coming hours hung between them, but for a moment, it was just the two of them in the quiet dark of the O’Connor driveway.He opened her car door for her, but instead of getting in, she turned to him, leaning back against the cool metal. The strategic glint was gone from her eyes, replaced by a profound, weary sincerity.“You were incredible in there,” Gerald said, his voice softer now, meant only for her. He reached out, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear, his thumb brushing her cheek. “The way you pulled everyone together, focused the chaos into a plan… I’m really proud of you. President O’Connor is lucky to have you fighting for her.”Ava’s breath caught. In the high-stakes world she inhabited, praise was often about win percentages and billable hours. This was different. This was recognition of her character, of the moral core she was fighti
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The atmosphere in the O'Connor mansion study was one of tension, a stark contrast to the public chaos of the courtroom just a couple of hours earlier.The heavy curtains were drawn, and Gerald had swept the room for any surveillance. They were a council of war: Chance, Chloe, Julia, Philip, Ava, Gerald, Flynn, and Priya.All eyes were on Priya as she laid her truth bare. When she finished, a heavy silence blanketed the room, thick with the weight of the revelation. It was Chance who broke it. The tension of the past weeks—the helpless fury in the courtroom, the sleepless nights, the sight of his mother’s dignified agony—boiled over as he took a step forward, his voice low but vibrating with raw emotion. “Why?” The single word hung in the air. He looked at Priya, not with anger, but with pained confusion. "You’ve been here under this roof. You saw what this was doing to my mother. You heard the headlines, the lies. You knew we were drowning, and you had a life raft. Why did it take
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