Dominic stood and paced to the window. "Victoria manipulated all of us. Set up this entire scenario. Let Alexander think he was winning so she could test him. Let us think we were fighting for our lives so she could test us. Even in death, she was playing chess with people's lives." "Yes," Howard agreed. "But she also gave you a choice. You could have failed her test. You had the option to divorce, walk away, or prioritize money over each other. You didn't." "Because we're not her pawns," Elena said. "We're people who made our own choices." "Exactly. Which is what she was hoping for." Howard closed his laptop. "The properties are yours. Do with them what you want. Keep them, sell them, or burn them down in protest. Victoria doesn't control that anymore. You do." After Howard left, Elena went to the window where Dominic stood, staring out at the city. "A house in Millbrook," she s
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