Chapter 199 A Quiet Opening
The morning sun filtered gently through the tall windows of Annabelle’s office. The city outside was already awake—cars moving, people hurrying—but inside her space, everything felt calm and steady.
She liked it that way. Her desk was neatly arranged: a vase of white lilies, a stack of reports...
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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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