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Chapter 110

Author: N-Victory
last update publish date: 2026-06-17 18:57:47

For the first time in weeks, the atmosphere inside the mansion felt lighter.

Not peaceful.

Not yet.

But lighter.

Like everyone was holding their breath a little less.

The trial had consumed everything.

Every conversation.

Every headline.

Every day brought another article.

Another report.

Another piece of evidence.

Another disaster for the Ashford family.

By the time the final hearing arrived, almost nobody believed Richard Ashford would walk away untouched.

Not even Richard himself.

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