Tina said Charlie was not Letter C. She said he was Jason's brother's child, not Robert's charity.House 14 went silent. Fourteen chairs plus fifteenth small full. Charlie eight years old, torn uniform, holding bread.Margaret hit her stick hard. 'Well, darling. Charlie's proof? Second page?'Eleanor clutched her gold locket. Warm. 'Robert wrote second page for Letter C child charity. C for Charity, Child, Chosen.'Lena said clear at noon. Bright sun. No enemy inside. But Tina was at the door, pregnant with Jason's child.Vanessa whispered from the window. Shoulder still bandaged. 'She lived your Dior lipstick. Now she wants your chair.'Eli's voice was rough. 'She has no house. She lived your lipstick.'Charlie didn't move. 'Robert said Tina has no house after fifty thousand paid Jason. She wants Knight House.'Tina smiled. 'That chair is for my child. Not Charlie.'Adrian stood. Chest bandaged from bullet. Grey eyes cold. 'You have no house. You had her lipstick. You have no chair.'
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