Damian turned ninety on a bright autumn morning, the entire extended family gathering at the penthouse for a celebration that felt, in its own quiet way, more significant than any of the grander milestones that had preceded it over the decades not a party meant to impress, simply a family gathering around the man who had become, over the course of his long, remarkable life, their steady, beloved anchor."Ninety years old," Robin said, settling beside her father on the couch, genuine wonder evident in her voice. "I keep trying to imagine everything you've witnessed, everything you've lived through. It's almost impossible to comprehend.""Some mornings I can hardly comprehend it myself," Damian admitted, laughing softly despite the slight tremor that had crept into his voice these past few years. "Though I find, the older I get, the more clearly I remember the earliest chapters. Your mother walking into my office. That very first lemon cake."Amelia, settling on his other side, squeezed
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