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The Widow vs. The Matriarch

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THE GRAND FAVINO MANSION ~ SPAIN

The moment Amelia stepped into the grand Favino mansion, her stomach flipped. The place screamed wealth and power, and she could practically feel judgment pressing down on her.

The floors gleamed under the chandelier’s golden light, and distant voices murmured somewhere down the hall.

Alejandro walked a few steps ahead, his back straight, his face calm. But Amelia could sense the tension radiating off him. Breathe, she told herself. This is Spain. A fresh start
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    PRIVATE MEETING ROOM – COURTHOUSE – 11:45 AMThe small courthouse meeting room felt cold and suffocating.A single table sat in the middle of the room. Two guards stood outside the closed door while Amelia sat in a chair with handcuffs still around her wrists.Her entire body shook with anger.The moment the guards shut the door, Amelia exploded.“What the hell was that?” she shouted.Aurelia calmly placed her designer bag on the table and sat down like nothing had happened.“You’re supposed to be defending me!” Amelia yelled. “Instead you stood there and let them destroy me!”Aurelia crossed her legs slowly.“You lost control in court, Amelia. That wasn’t my fault.”Amelia stared at her in disbelief.“Don’t do that,” she snapped. “Don’t sit there acting calm after what you just did.”Aurelia said nothing.Amelia leaned forward angrily.“You barely challenged Clara. You let Elena attack me. You let Alejandro’s testimony destroy me. Every question you asked made me look guiltier.”Aure

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