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Author: SKB
last update publish date: 2026-04-26 14:16:25

The air in the room seemed to freeze as the final layers of the Grayson family’s deception were peeled back. What should have been a moment of clarity instead plunged Xavier Grayson into a deeper, darker abyss of regret and unanswered questions.

"Dead... he's dead?"

Old Mrs. Grayson’s face turned a ghostly white. A few seconds later, her strength failed her, and she collapsed toward the floor.

"Grandmother!"

Xavier lunged forward, catching her frail frame and carefully guiding her into a chair.
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