Chapter 104 His thoughts

Fred never experienced the quiet desperation with which the afternoon dragged on.

For hours he stayed in the library and pretended to be working. His attention was diverted as the sun moved across the carpet signifying the unrelenting march of time.

Expecting to hear Annabel return he kept h...

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Chapters

1. Chapter 1 The offer

2. Chapter 2 New life

3. Chapter 3 No way out

4. Chapter 4 The door behind

5. Chapter 5 The Truth in the dark

6. Chapter 6 Betrayal

7. Chapter 7 Carson Rescued

8. Chapter 8 CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE

9. Chapter 9 The fight

10. Chapter 10 THE ESCAPE

11. Chapter 11 A Strange Beginning

12. Chapter 12 All Alone

13. Chapter 13 Long Lonely Days

14. Chapter 14 New And Hopeful

15. Chapter 15 Loud Warning

16. Chapter 16 NEAR TRUTH

17. Chapter 17 THE GALA EVENT

18. Chapter 18 More Truth

19. Chapter 19 THE SECRET PLACE

20. Chapter 20 Time to Fight

21. Chapter 21 Planning And Action

22. Chapter 22 Fighting to win

23. Chapter 23 A Little Peace

24. Chapter 24 peace Fading

25. Chapter 25 Lion's Den

26. Chapter 26 The Visit

27. Chapter 27 Quite Comfort

28. Chapter 28 Silent Moves

29. Chapter 29 Missing

30. Chapter 30 First Kiss

31. Chapter 31 Truth Comes

32. Chapter 32 Silent Echo

33. Chapter 33 Mis-Love

34. Chapter 34 Divided

35. Chapter 35 Breaking point

36. Chapter 36 First Move

37. Chapter 37 Little Escape

38. Chapter 38 Dangerous Ties

39. Chapter 39 The Hunt Begins

40. Chapter 40 Cold edges

41. Chapter 41 The Escape

42. Chapter 42 Lies and Secrets

43. Chapter 43 The Verdict

44. Chapter 44 Cutting deep

45. Chapter 45 shards of trust

46. Chapter 46 Blur of reflections

47. Chapter 47 The Dining Table

48. Chapter 48 The Apology

49. Chapter 49 Making a call

50. Chapter 50 lcy winds

51. Chapter 51 The emptiness

52. Chapter 52 warm embrace

53. Chapter 53 A Warm Embrace

54. Chapter 54 A Tense Exchange

55. Chapter 55 A Fragile Hold

56. Chapter 56 An ultimatum

57. Chapter 57 The Quiet Option

58. Chapter 58 A justification for staying

59. Chapter 59 The Weight Of Words

60. Chapter 60 A Fresh Start

61. Chapter 61 Anchor

62. Chapter 62 An Alternative Route

63. Chapter 63 An Alternate Path

64. Chapter 64 Unanswered Calls

65. Chapter 65 Legacy's burden

66. Chapter 66 Separate

67. Chapter 67 The Test Legacy

68. Chapter 68 The House's Weight

69. Chapter 69 The dreadful silence

70. Chapter 70 A chilly morning

71. Chapter 71 The Unseen

72. Chapter 72 prepared to give up

73. Chapter 73 The Unanswered Prayer

74. Chapter 74 The Golden Cage

75. Chapter 75 A New Armor

76. Chapter 76 A Pack OF Cards

77. Chapter 77 The New Order

78. Chapter 78 The Disclosure

79. Chapter 79 The Cage Tightens

80. Chapter 80 The Illusion

81. Chapter 81 A World of His Own

82. Chapter 82 The Call of the Serpent

83. Chapter 83 The Serpent's Call

84. Chapter 84 Breaking illusions

85. Chapter 85 The Parting Glass

86. Chapter 86 The Weight of Solitude

87. Chapter 87 Quiet Healing

88. Chapter 88 Actions for the Future

89. Chapter 89 A Doubly Proposal

90. Chapter 90 The Way Forward

91. Chapter 91 The Confident

92. Chapter 92 The First Step

93. Chapter 93 Quiet Ambitions

94. Chapter 94 The next step

95. Chapter 95 A New Rhythm

96. Chapter 96 A Quiet Observation

97. Chapter 97 A distinct type of dream

98. Chapter 98 A different feeling

99. Chapter 99 The Vague space

100. Chapter 100 The Silence

101. Chapter 101 lcy Touch

102. Chapter 102 weight of everything

103. Chapter 103 The Inner Storm

104. Chapter 104 His thoughts

105. Chapter 105 The Uninvited Guest

106. Chapter 106 The Reckoning

107. Chapter 107 The Door Opens

108. Chapter 108 The Dawning City

109. Chapter 109 The shift in the air

110. Chapter 110 The Reflection in the sky

111. Chapter 111 A Spark Of something

112. Chapter 112 Building perimeters

113. Chapter 113 Golden bars

114. Chapter 114 Broken sparks

115. Chapter 115 The cost of Gold

116. Chapter 116 The sum of Control

117. Chapter 117 The line of Hope

118. Chapter 118 The Space She Left

119. Chapter 119 The Calm Anchor

120. Chapter 120 Quiet Smile

121. Chapter 121 Cracks under the sky

122. Chapter 122 The Weight of the Night

123. Chapter 123 The Memories

124. Chapter 124 Morning Smiles

125. Chapter 125 A leap

126. Chapter 126 The Grind and the mentor

127. Chapter 127 Echoes in the Distance

128. Chapter 128 Golden rays

129. Chapter 129 Daydreaming about her

130. Chapter 130 Cracks in the facade

131. Chapter 131 The Wedding Countdown

132. Chapter 132 The Ascent

133. Chapter 133 Her success

134. Chapter 134 A Fresh Perspective

135. Chapter 135 Bittersweet Reflections

136. Chapter 136 The Echo of Absence

137. Chapter 137 Golden Chains

138. Chapter 138 The Unspoken Question

139. Chapter 139 A Glimpse Through the Glass

140. Chapter 140 The Unsettling Encounter

141. Chapter 141 Bridget’s Shadow

142. Chapter 142 Jude’s Insight

143. Chapter 143 The Golden Cage Tightens

144. Chapter 144 A Desperate Confession

145. Chapter 145 The Unseen Witness

146. Chapter 146 Her Own Domain

147. Chapter 147 Echoes in the Silence

148. Chapter 148 Watchdog

149. Chapter 149 The Chains Tighten

150. Chapter 150 The Breaking Point

151. Chapter 151 The Empty Altar

152. Chapter 152 A Reckless Pursuit

153. Chapter 153 The Unexpected Revelation

154. Chapter 154 Fury and Fallout

155. Chapter 155 The Search for Solace

156. Chapter 156 Fred’s Quiet Resolve

157. Chapter 157 Anabelle’s Sanctuary

158. Chapter 158 The Uninvited Shadow

159. Chapter 159 Drawing the Line

160. Chapter 160 A Comforting Presence

161. Chapter 161 Afterwards

162. Chapter 162 Drowning in Regret

163. Chapter 163 A New Beginning

164. Chapter 164 The Power of Design

165. Chapter 165 Fred’s Quiet Witness

166. Chapter 166 Carson’s Bitter Reflection

167. Chapter 167 Victoria’s Desperate Plea

168. Chapter 168 The Weight of a Broken Empire

169. Chapter 169 Global Footprint

170. Chapter 170 The Door Slams Shut

171. Chapter 171 The Global Icon

172. Chapter 172 The Fall

173. Chapter 173 A Tentative Step

174. Chapter 174 Quiet Reflection

175. Chapter 175 Public Humiliation

176. Chapter 176 From the Past

177. Chapter 177 Rekindling

178. Chapter 178 Final Verdict

179. Chapter 179 The Seeds of Doubt

180. Chapter 180 A Father’s Cryptic Warning

181. Chapter 181 The Mother’s Evasion

182. Chapter 182 The First Thread

183. Chapter 183 Victoria’s Shadow

184. Chapter 184 The Manipulator’s Denial

185. Chapter 185 The Smoking Gun

186. Chapter 186 Carson’s Silence

187. Chapter 187 The Crushing Blow

188. Chapter 188 The Final Stab

189. Chapter 189 The Hunter, the Hunted

190. Chapter 190 The Devil’s Bargain

191. Chapter 191 The Trap Is Set

192. Chapter 192 A House of Cards

193. Chapter 193 Cold Refusal

194. Chapter 194 The Courtroom

195. Chapter 195 Victoria’s Humiliation

196. Chapter 196 A Hardened Heart

197. Chapter 197 Solace in Solitude

198. Chapter 198 Building a New Empire

199. Chapter 199 A Quiet Opening

200. Chapter 200 Under the Stars

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