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Chapter 56: The Matriarch’s Garden

Penulis: Ayoade Busola
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-01-16 03:19:33

The Moretti Estate was not a house. It was a fortress disguised as a Tuscan villa, transplanted into the hills of Upstate New York.

Lorenzo drove the Shelby Cobra through the iron gates. The guards didn't ask for ID. They knew the car. They knew the face. But they didn't salute. They watched us with cold, hard eyes.

"They know," Lorenzo muttered, gripping the steering wheel. "They know I lost the company."

"Does it matter?" I asked.

"In this world? Weakness is a death sentence. If my mother thi
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