Ipinatong ni Vincent ang kanyang kamay sa balustre. “Moonbridge leads to the lower forest path—the wildest part of the estate. Less formal gardens, more untouched ground, fern trails, old cedar rises, and mist pools.”“Now you’re just showing off.”“You asked.”“Fair.”“And beyond that,” pagpapatuloy nito, “the land breaks at the river cut. Past it are the protected edges. No villas there—only watch points and old shrines.”Napakurap si Kleo. “Shrines?”“Yes.”“Actual shrines?”“Yes.”“What for?”“For gratitude, storm years, land blessings, and local families who lived here before the Vanderbilt holdings.”Humarap si Kleo sa kanya nang buo. “You kept those, too?”“Yes.”“Why?”“Because this place existed long before my surname ever mattered.”Nanatili ang salitang iyon sa pagitan nila. Binago niyon ang buong hugis ng lugar—hindi na lang ito tungkol sa karangyaan o kapangyarihan, kundi sa isang bagay na mas luma, layered, at buhay.Tumingin muli si Kleo sa ibaba, at sa paanong paraan,
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