2025-02-18 01:00:42“Are you really sure about this, Young man?” Master Iroh asked again.
Joaquin looked at him full of determination. “Yes.”
Master Iroh smirked. “If you enter this mansion, there is no turning back anymore.”
Joaquin exhaled sharply. He stared at the enormous gate in front of them. He clenched his fist.
The Sandoval estate loomed ahead, a fortress of wealth and power built upon generations of control. But Joaquin wasn’t intimidated.
He had seen opulence before and walked through halls dripping with luxury. But here, beneath the grandeur, was something rotten.
He had seen opulence before and walked through halls drippin
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