Merinda Inside, the grand hall was filled with the warm, suffocating scent of expensive cigars, rare floral arrangements, and old money. Golden chandeliers hung high above, casting a soft, amber light across the polished marble floor and the grand double staircase.Every single head in the room turned toward me.The silence fell fast and complete, sweeping across the room like a sudden frost. Dukes, international bankers, multi-billionaires, and corrupt ministers the very men who had laughed behind my father’s back thirty years ago stood frozen with their crystal glasses halfway to their lips.I didn't rush my steps.I walked slowly across the wide marble floor, the sharp click of my high heels echoing clear and hard against the stone. My dark fur coat felt heavy on my shoulders, but my back remained perfectly straight, my chin held high.Behind me, six elite security guards in dark, tailored suits marched in a tight, protective wedge. The gold crest of the Kael Banking Dynasty gleam
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