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Chapter 81

The living room was quiet when I stepped inside.Soft light filtered through the tall windows, spreading across the polished floor. The room smelled faintly of coffee and something floral I couldn’t quite place.A woman sat on the couch near the center of the room.She looked up the moment she heard my footsteps.She looked younger than I expected.Early thirties, maybe.Her dark hair was pulled neatly into a low bun, and a pair of thin glasses rested on the bridge of her nose. A notebook sat on her lap, a pen balanced between her fingers.Her posture straightened slightly when our eyes met.Then she gave a small warm smile. Not forced.Not overly sympathetic either.Just… calm.“You must be Remi.”Her voice was soft, steady.I hesitated for a second before walking toward the couch opposite her.Each step felt heavier than the last.My palms felt slightly damp.I sat down slowly, keeping my back straight and my hands resting in my lap.The woman closed the notebook gently.“My name is

Chapter 82

I sat in the same spot as before, my hands resting loosely in my lap this time instead of gripping each other like they were the only thing holding me together.A week.Seven days of the same routine.Wake up.Pretend I slept.Eat just enough to stop them from watching too closely.Avoid Zander.Sit through therapy.Leave.Repeat.The first session ended with me running.The second… with silence.The third, I barely spoke.Now this was the fourth.And I already hated it.Dr. Harper sat across from me, her notebook resting on her lap again, pen ready but unmoving for now.She didn’t start immediately.She never did.She always gave the silence space first.Like she was waiting to see what I would do with it.I stared at the edge of the table between us.“Have the thoughts been quieter this week,” she asked gently, “or louder?”I didn’t look up.“Both.”My voice came out flat.“They don’t stop. They just… change.”She nodded slightly, like she understood exactly what I meant.“And when

Chapter 83

I walked straight to my room.I didn’t stop.Didn’t look back.Didn’t wait to see if he followed.The door clicked shut behind me.The sound echoed softly in the quiet space.I moved toward the window without thinking, my steps slow, automatic.Then I stopped.Just… stood there.The estate stretched out in front of me.Quiet.Still.Like nothing had changed.Like everything was normal.My fingers rested lightly against the glass.Cold.I didn’t feel anything. Not sadness.Not anger. Not even the heaviness from before.Just… nothing.I stood there for a long time. Or maybe it just felt like it. I couldn’t tell anymore.A soft knock came from the door. I didn’t move. Didn’t answer.A few seconds passed. Then the door opened anyway.I heard it.Felt it.But I didn’t turn..Slow footsteps.Then they stopped beside me.Zander.He didn’t say anything at first.He just stood there.Looking out at the same empty view I was.Like he was trying to understand what I was seeing.Or maybe what I w

Chapter 84

I didn’t wake up one day and feel better.There wasn’t a moment where everything suddenly felt better. Not a moment where everything suddenly made sense.No point where the weight disappeared or the guilt loosened its grip on my chest.It didn’t happen like that.No switch. No relief. No miracle.Just… small things.Small, almost unnoticeable shifts.And then one day—I realized I wasn’t drowning anymore.The first few days after that night felt exactly the same.Heavy.Like something was sitting on my chest every time I opened my eyes.Like breathing was something I had to remind myself to do.I stayed in my room most of the time because I didn’t know where else to be.Every space in the house felt… wrong.The hallway.The stairs.The living room.Even the dining table.They all felt like places I didn’t belong anymore.Like I had already ruined whatever right I had to exist in them.But I still came out.Not because I wanted to.Because I was tired of being alone with my own thought

Chapter 85

“I want to take over my mother’s empire.”Zander choked immediately, coughing as he reached for his water. Uncle J paused mid-bite, staring at me like he wasn’t sure he heard me right.“What?” Zander asked after he recovered, his eyes fixed on me.The three of us were seated at the dining table, breakfast laid out in front of us like every other morning. “I want the world to know about my mother,” I said, keeping my voice steady. “I want to give her back her name. Her legacy.”Neither of them spoke immediately. They just looked at me, then at each other, like they were silently asking if I was serious.I was.“Uncle J,” I continued, turning to him, “I think I need those documents now. The ones my father gave you. The properties and accounts he left for me.”He leaned back slightly, still watching me carefully.“And I’ll need both of you to help me find everything else,” I added, glancing briefly at Zander. “Every business he owned. Every asset. I want everything transferred to my nam

Chapter 86

I told Zander I wanted to visit my mother’s grave.I needed to ask for her forgiveness before I started anything new. I didn’t know how I would feel standing in front of her, but I knew I couldn’t avoid it anymore.She deserved that much.Even if it didn’t change anything.The drive was quiet.Zander focused on the road while I stared out the window, watching the city pass by in a blur. Cars, people, buildings—everything moved like normal.My fingers stayed locked together in my lap. I didn’t even realize how tight I was holding them until they started to ache.I tried to relax them, but it didn’t help much.I was nervous.Not scared… just—I didn’t know what I was going to feel when I got there. Standing in front of her.When it finally became real.“Hey,” Zander said. And I turned to look at him.His eyes stayed on the road, but his voice was calm.“You’ll be fine,” he said. “You can do this.”Like he could already see what was going on in my head.“Don’t be nervous.”He glanced at

Chapter 87

Zander didn’t say where we were going. He just drove.I didn’t ask either. I already had an idea of the kind of place he would take me. He always preferred somewhere quiet, somewhere we wouldn’t be disturbed.The drive felt different from before. Not heavy. Not tense. Just calm.I rested my arm against the door and looked ahead, my mind not as crowded as it used to be.After a while, he pulled into a familiar kind of place. Nothing new. Just one of those restaurants he liked.He parked and stepped out. I followed without saying anything.Inside, everything was the same as expected. Calm, polished, quiet. He spoke to the staff, and we were led straight to a private room.I sat down across from him while he took the seat opposite me.A waiter came in, handed us menus, and left.I looked through mine, already knowing I wouldn’t spend too much time deciding.When I looked up, Zander was already looking at me.I held his gaze for a second. “What?”“Nothing.”“You’re staring.”“No, I’m not.

Chapter 88

The drive back home was quiet, but not in a bad way.I leaned my head back against the seat and watched the road ahead, not really focused on anything in particular.By the time we got back, I felt lighter than I had in a long time.Zander parked, stepped out, and I followed. We walked inside together, and the house felt the same as always. Calm. I walked further in, stretching slightly before heading toward the living room, and noticed Uncle J was sitting in the living room.He had two files on the table in front of him.He looked up when he saw us.“Oh, you’re back,” he said. “How was it?”I walked closer, my eyes briefly going to the files before I answered. “It was refreshing,” I said. “I cried though.”He nodded like that was expected. “Yeah. That’s normal.”Zander stepped in beside me, his attention already on the table. “You brought it?”Uncle J nodded. “Yeah. I just got back.”He tapped the files lightly. “These are the ones he left.”I sat down without saying anything else.

Chapter 89

A month later, things had started to fall into place.I had reapplied to school, sorted out the paperwork, and resumed classes like I’d never left. It wasn’t as strange as I thought it would be. No one made a big deal, and honestly, I preferred it that way. I didn’t need friendships or attention. I just needed to finish what I started.Most days, I went to class, kept to myself, and left as soon as I was done. I wasn’t avoiding people, I just didn’t feel the need to entertain anything that didn’t matter.By the time I got home, my focus shifted completely. Zander was usually already there. Uncle J was too. Sometimes he’d be at the laptop, fingers moving fast across the keyboard, screens full of spreadsheets, codes, or company accounts. Papers were spread out across the table. Zander’s study had become… ours, in a way. Not officially, but we all knew it.At first, it looked overwhelming: different files, different companies, different names. But once we started going through everything

Chapter 90

The past few months had been rough.Especially with issues going on with most of the businesses.At first, it didn’t seem like something that would turn into a problem. Everything was already running smoothly, so I thought it would just be a matter of reviewing the documents, understanding the details properly, and then gradually taking control.It didn’t work like that.Some of the businesses had been left in the hands of partners. Others were being managed by people who had worked under my father for years. And for a while, that was fine. They kept things running. Some of them even did a good job.But the longer my father had been gone, the more things shifted.Decisions were made without any real oversight. Some agreements were changed. Some things were… conveniently left undocumented. And in a few cases, people started acting like what they were managing actually belonged to them.At first, it was subtle.Delays when we requested certain documents. Excuses when we tried to review

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