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CHAPTER 321

Neither Dominic nor Althea noticed a figure standing beyond the partially opened door of Nicholas’ room.Seraphina remained motionless with her one hand rested lightly against the carved wooden frame.Her breathing had become almost imperceptible.She hadn't intended to listen.She had been searching for Dominic after speaking with Lia regarding tomorrow's security deployment.Instead, she arrived just in time to hear the one conversation she had prayed would never happen."...I just want my little boy."Dominic's words echoed inside her chest and she felt her heart squeezed tightly.For a fleeting moment, the years disappeared.Seraphina is no longer standing outside Nicholas' bedroom.She’s twenty-eight again, standing in another room and holding another little boy.She watched as Alessandro, standing in front of her, quietly brush his fingers through the dark hair of their sleeping son.She watched her husband, smiling with that gentle sadness he always carried whenever he thought

CHAPTER 322

Dawn had yet to break.The eastern horizon remained cloaked in darkness, while Blackstone stirred long before sunrise.It was not the hurried movement of panic. Nor was it the uneasy restlessness that had filled the estate after Dominic and the men’s return from the Axis.This was different.It is purposeful and measured, like an orchestra quietly tuning before its final performance.The estate itself seemed to understand.Everyone moved with hushed voices.Doors closed gently.Boots echoed softly over polished marble.No unnecessary conversations.No laughter.No wasted movement.The operation had begun.The War Room lights were already on when Dominic entered.He had slept little, not because of strategy.It was because of Nicholas.He had spent another hour in his son's room after Althea had fallen asleep beside Nico, simply watching him dream.The decision had been made.Nicholas would remain at Blackstone.Yet making the decision hadn't made it any easier.He exhaled slowly befor

CHAPTER 323

Another chair is being moved and it was for Althea who entered, carrying a leather portfolio beneath one arm.It held Alessandro’s journals instead of medical records that she usually carries when she is walking around Blackstone.She placed them gently on the table and sat down beside her husband.Dominic looked at her.Neither spoke.Neither needed to.One glance said everything.We're ready.Or as ready as we'll ever be.Sebastian dimmed the lights.The estate model illuminated softly."This..." He began, “is no longer an operation."He looked around the room."It is a family return." He continued seriously. He paused to make sure he uses the right words. "The difference matters."He activated the first projection."The estate currently employs forty-three household staff."Another slide appeared after he pressed a button on the controller he is holding."Most served the estate before Matteo's arrival.""Only nine security personnel have been replaced." Sebastian added. “And from t

CHAPTER 324

The Valtieri Estate awoke before the sun started casting its rays through the windows.Long before the first rays reached the centuries-old stone walls, gardeners were already tending to the eastern lawns. Housekeepers quietly polished the marble floors that had reflected generations of Valtieri footsteps. The kitchens came alive with the aroma of freshly baked bread and strong coffee, following routines that had remained almost unchanged for decades.To the staff, it’s just another ordinary morning.To the estate itself, something had changed.There was a strange tension in the air.An anticipation no one could explain.The old house seemed to be waiting.Matteo Valtieri stood alone and in silence on the western balcony overlooking the central courtyard. He had chosen this balcony deliberately.It was the place where Alessandro used to stand every morning before leaving for Valtieri Holdings.Matteo could still remember watching his older brother from afar.Always calm.Always compos

CHAPTER 325

The convoy finally left Blackstone without ceremony.No flashing lights, escort vehicles or tactical formations.The convoy only had two dark vehicles disappearing quietly through the wrought-iron gates as though they were headed to nothing more consequential than a family visit.Exactly as Alessandro would have wanted.Inside the lead sedan, Dominic drove in silence with Althea sitting beside him, Alessandro's leather journal resting on her lap.Behind them, the second vehicle carried Seraphina, Enzo, Sebastian, and the six trusted guards.No one spoke over the encrypted radio.Even Enzo, the one who is driving the SUV, usually unable to resist filling silence with sarcasm, remained quiet.Each passing kilometer brought them closer to the place where nearly every thread of their lives had begun.Althea looked out the passenger window and watched the fields rolling past as well as the small villages and old churches being passed along the way.The familiar landscape slowly transformed

CHAPTER 326

The courtyard fell silent when the sound of the main front doors opened.Even the wind seemed reluctant to disturb the moment.Dominic stood at the foot of the broad stone staircase, one hand resting lightly at his side while Althea remained beside him. Behind them, Seraphina, Sebastian, Enzo, and the six guards waited without moving.Across the courtyard, Matteo descended the front steps alone.Aurelio remained just inside the entrance hall, leaning casually against one of the massive columns, watching with the confidence of someone convinced the game had already been won.Matteo stopped three steps above Dominic.Dominic noticed that Matteo did it deliberately and his face remained calm, not showing any reaction at the height difference.Althea noticed and so did Seraphina but no one commented.Matteo smiled first."It has been a long time, Dominic." He said patiently.Dominic's expression remained composed."It has.""I was beginning to think you had forgotten where home was." Matt

CHAPTER 327

No one spoke as they finally entered the manor.The great oak doors closed behind them with a deep, resonant thud that echoed through the entrance hall.For Dominic, it was a sound so familiar, that he had heard thousands of times growing up.For everyone else, it sounded almost ceremonial, like the house itself had acknowledged their arrival.The entrance hall remained exactly as he remembered the last time he was there.The black-and-white marble floor stretched beneath the grand staircase. Portraits of Valtieri patriarchs watched silently from the walls. The scent of polished wood and old books lingered faintly in the air.Time had moved but the house had not.Eduardo walked ahead. "If you would follow me,” he formally told them, gesturing towards the direction of the dining room, “breakfast has been prepared."Matteo stood several paces behind the steward, his hands casually resting behind his back."As much as our circumstances are unusual," Matteo said pleasantly, "it would be u

CHAPTER 328

The sound beneath the floor never came again, as if the estate itself regretted revealing that it was alive.No one moved or spoke from among the occupants in the western gallery.Even Matteo's security personnel, who had immediately dispersed through the western wing, disappeared into the corridors without another word.The silence they left behind was heavier than the noise itself.Althea remained standing before Alessandro's portrait.To everyone else, she looks to be captivated by the painting.However, Dominic noticed the subtle change.Her breathing had become slower and her pupils no longer focused on the portrait itself.She wasn't looking but is already calculating, thinking and remembering.Matteo folded his arms."You seem fascinated by my brother, Dr. Althea."Althea smiled politely."I've always admired his appreciation for architecture after hearing things from Dominic." She only answered calmly. “Dominic always tells me about him.”Matteo chuckled."I thought you admire

CHAPTER 329

As they resumed walking, Aurelio quietly slowed beside Matteo."She's hiding something." He muttered. “I’ve been watching her for quite a quite.”"I know." Matteo answered back."Should we separate them?"Matteo shook his head."No.""Why?" Aurelio asked tightly."Because she's doing exactly what Alessandro expected."Aurelio frowned."And?"Matteo smiled."If we chase her..." He answered calmly, "she wins."*By late afternoon, the tour finally ended and the guests retired briefly to their assigned rooms.Dominic closed the bedroom door.The instant it clicked shut, Althea pulled the folded napkin from her bag and spread it across the writing desk.Dominic stared at her and first shook his head at her, telling her to stop what she is doing. He then started to scan the room and without telling Althea what he will be doing, he started to feel the room.After twenty minutes, Dominic finally walked towards her.“I just wanted to make sure that there were no devices here.” He informed pat

CHAPTER 330

Night settled over the Valtieri Estate with unnerving grace.The last traces of daylight finally disappeared behind the ancient acacia trees, leaving the manor bathed in the warm glow of antique lanterns.From the outside, it looked peaceful, an ancestral home wrapped in quiet elegance.But inside, it was anything but peaceful.Every corridor of the house carried footsteps that stopped just before becoming audible, staffs lowered their voice instinctively and security guards seemed to linger a few seconds longer at every intersection.No one had been given orders.The house itself had taught them to listen.Dominic quietly closed the curtains of their room.Outside, the western gardens disappeared into darkness."You still haven't told me." He said calmly as he turned toward Althea, who is seated on the floor beside the fireplace. He noted that his father’s journal lay open on her lap while sheets of paper surrounded her like pieces of a puzzle. “Thea?”Althea didn't answer immediatel

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