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The convoy of cars swept through the imposing main gates of the Edencrest Estate, before halting in front of the main wing.

Noah stepped out of the car, feeling his body stiffen up out of instinct; no matter what plans he had made, inside him, there was still a child who remembered what had happened the last time he had stood on these steps, feeling totally lost and heartbroken.

He was betrayed, humiliated and forced to leave the house for the crime he never committed.

He had not been expecting that nostalgia would hit him so hard, like a punch in the gut, as he looked at the palace-like mansion that was supposed to be his home sweet home.

But unlike his imagination, it had never been able to serve its purpose of giving him safety and comfort.

The large garden stretched out before him, leading to the steps that he started to climb with a heavy heart…

All those years, he had been thinking that he never cared about this house, or his grandpa enough to remember anything about him or this