Anthony's POVI spent three days working with a lawyer to draft the agreement. It had to be airtight, clear, and legally binding enough that if Mirabel or Samuel or my father tried to back out, we would have grounds to take action.Reuben helped me fine-tune the language, and even though he didn't agree with my decision to keep things private, he respected it."You're being more generous than I would be," he said as we sat in his office reviewing the final draft."I'm not being generous. I'm being practical. A court battle would take years and cost a fortune, and at the end of it, all we'd have is a legal victory that doesn't actually change anything.""And you think this will change things?""I think it gives people a chance to prove they can do better. If they don't take it, then we still have the evidence."He slid the document across the desk to me. "It's ready. All you need now is their signatures."I picked it up and
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