ANNA'S POV The room went quiet after Dan spoke. No one said a word for a few seconds, and that silence felt heavier than all the accusations thrown around moments ago. My dad stood there with the necklace clenched in his hand, staring at it like it had personally betrayed him. My mom sat down on my bed slowly, her hands shaking as she rested them on her lap. Isabel stood still, arms crossed, her face unreadable. Ryan was beside me, close enough that I could feel his presence, steady and grounding, but even that didn’t calm the storm building in the room. “This conversation isn’t happening here,” my dad finally said. His voice was low, controlled, but it carried authority. The kind that didn’t invite arguments. “Everyone,” he continued, “we’re going to the sitting room. Only family.” The guards immediately stepped back. The maids, who were still standing stiffly by the wall, looked relieved and terrified at the same time. One by one, they were dismissed, told to return to their
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