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Chapter 104

Author: Erika Lana Bell
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-31 20:35:40

Scarlett’s POV.

The morning started quietly. For once, I felt as though I could breathe in this house without Franchesca lurking around every corner. The staff were gentler with me than usual, their smiles wider, their greetings warmer. It was almost as if they sensed I needed the peace. I spent hours sketching, sipping tea, and reminding myself that not every day had to end in conflict. Maybe I could even let myself enjoy the small things—like the faint fluttering of the babies inside me when I leaned back in my chair.

That illusion ended the second I went to check on the nursery.

The door stood ajar. I frowned, pushing it open. My heart sank.

Franchesca was inside.

She stood in the middle of the room like it was hers, pointing at the walls, gesturing toward a pair of workers she had no business calling in. Rolls of fabric were stacked against the crib. Paint swatches lay scattered across the floor. She was rattling off instructions in her clipped, condescending voice, as if this wer
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