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CHAPTER 733
Persis was in the sunroom, overseeing the final tidying of the dinner service, when the low rumble of the armored convoy’s engines began to vibrate through the floorboards. Her heart skipped a beat. Through the window, she caught sight of Hino moving with hurried, lethal precision, checking the action on his sidearm before tucking it into a concealed holster."Hino, what’s happening?" Persis asked, her voice tight with sudden dread. "Where is Tedmond taking his mother?""To the Griffin estate, Madam," Hino replied without looking up. "The master has decided a social call is overdue."Persis’s eyes widened. The Griffins. She knew the name from intelligence briefings, a family of vultures who had picked at the Washington remains for years. Without a second thought, she turned and bolted toward the grand foyer, her heels clicking sharply against the marble.She found Tedmond near the main entrance, pulling a heavy tactical trench coat over his sweater. His face was a mask of cold,
CHAPTER 732
Tedmond reached out, his fingers brushing the cold, cream-colored stationery. He took the note from Ivy, the paper crinkling under the mounting pressure of his grip. As he unfolded it, the moonlight illuminated the elegant, handwritten script, a list of names that carried the weight of a thousand sins.He began to read them aloud, his voice dropping into a low, rhythmic toll. "The Moretti line... the Van den Berg estate... the Saito Syndicate..."Tedmond’s brow furrowed, his eyes widening as he scanned the ink. These weren't petty criminals or mid-level warlords; these were names that sat on the boards of global conglomerates and held seats in private parliaments."I don't recognize half of these," Tedmond muttered, his gaze skipping down the page until it hit the final entry.He stopped breathing for a fraction of a second. "But this one... The Castellan Family."He looked up at Ivy, his eyes blazing with realization. "They’ve been our rivals for three generations. I thought the
CHAPTER 731
For a long time, they watched the horizon, the silence finally feeling peaceful rather than heavy with grief."It’s a beautiful cage, Tedmond," Millicent murmured. "You’ve turned our history into a fortress. I can see the weight of it in your shoulders."Tedmond turned his head slightly, his profile sharp against the moon. "It had to be a fortress. After you were taken, the world didn't feel safe enough for anything else."Millicent reached out, her pale hand covering his scarred one.She looked at him, really looked at him, seeing the man who had survived a nightmare to build a sanctuary. Then, her expression shifted. The softness of the dinner faded into a look of grave, focused clarity."Tedmond," she said, her voice dropping into a tone that made him go perfectly still. "There is something I have to tell you. Something I couldn't say in front of the others. Not even Persis."Tedmond’s grip on the stone tightened. He felt his tactical instincts rising, but kept his voice steady
CHAPTER 730
The grand dining hall of the Washington Mansion was bathed in the warm, amber glow of a hundred crystal facets. For fifteen years, this room had felt like a cathedral of ghosts, too quiet, too cold, and far too large for a man who usually ate over a tactical tablet in his study.Tonight, however, the air was thick with the scent of roasted rosemary, garlic-rubbed lamb, and the faint, sweet trail of expensive wine. The long table, polished to a mirror shine, was no longer a vast desert of empty wood. Tedmond sat at the head, his dark hair still damp, looking every bit the sovereign in a clean black sweater that concealed his bandages. To his right sat Persis, her hand resting openly on his, her face glowing in the candlelight. Across from them, Bianca was already swinging her legs, her neon-pink headphones around her neck, eyeing the silver platters with predatory intent."If anyone starts a fight over the bread rolls, I’m sending you to the barracks for a week," Tedmond announced
CHAPTER 729
A look of profound peace settled over her features. She wasn't just looking at wealth; she was looking at the evidence that her son had claimed his birthright."He did more than keep it," Millicent murmured, her eyes shimmering with pride. "He made it a home again. I can feel it in the walls."Marek paused at the entrance to the solarium, where the entire coastline was visible through the reinforced glass."Well, it’s about to get even better. Once the Boss gets the medical team in here, we’re gonna have you walking through these halls yourself. I'll even race you."Millicent laughed, a bright, clear sound. "I think I’d like that very much, Marek."Marek’s usual crooked grin was plastered on his face as he pointed out the automated climate-control sensors hidden behind ancient tapestries.He was talking a mile a minute, his tone breezy and casual, treating her like an old pal he’d just bumped into at a pub.Millicent watched him, her head tilting slightly.There was a rhythm to his m
CHAPTER 728
Tedmond squeezed his eyes shut for a second, a long, long-suffering sigh escaping his lungs.He didn't let go of Persis, but he tilted his head back to fix the girl with a weary stare."Bianca, unless the building is currently on fire, this had better be life-or-death.""It is life-or-death!" Bianca insisted, gesturing wildly toward the hallway. "Marek and Hugo are in the kitchen, and they’re both bleeding again!"“Marek just pulled a knife because Hugo tried to eat the last piece of maple-glazed bacon, and Hino is just standing there recording it on his tablet because he says it's 'tactical data'!”Tedmond looked at Persis.Persis looked at Tedmond."Welcome home, young master," Persis teased, patting his cheek before standing up. "It sounds like your army is falling apart without their breakfast."Tedmond stood up, his muscles groaning in protest, but a genuine smile tugged at his lips as he grabbed a fresh shirt from the bed."I suppose I’ll have to go handle the 'bacon crisis.' I’
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