**Chapter 136: Family Reconciliation Attempt**The mediated meeting took place in a neutral conference room at a downtown law firm — sterile beige walls, a long table, and too much tension for the small space. My father sat at one end, flanked by his lawyer. Lila and Ethan were there too, Ethan looking steady after his recovery, Lila quiet but present. I sat opposite them, heart pounding, Sophia’s earlier encouragement still ringing in my ears.Richard Holt looked older under the harsh lights, the lines on his face deeper since the arrest. “You came,” he said, voice flat. “After everything.”“I did,” I replied, lifting my chin. “Because despite what you’ve done — the documents, the interview, siding with Victoria — you’re still my father. And I’m still your daughter, whether you disown me or not.”The mediator guided the conversation carefully at first. Old wounds spilled out: the business betrayal years ago, Mom leaving, his fear that Damien would destroy me the way he believed he’d
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