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Chapter 228: Acceptance Begins
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2026-02-03 06:12:22Elena did not ask for time alone. She took it.
She left Beatrice’s sitting room without ceremony, moving through Celestine Heights as if the corridors had lengthened while she stood still. The house had always felt like a sanctuary to her. Today it felt like a museum where she had just discovered her name etched on a plaque she did not remember earning.
The photograph li
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