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The amber whiskey swirled in Julian’s crystal glass under the gleaming brass chandelier of my former office. / Chapter 9 / 10

Chapter 9 - THE EVENING PEACEAs dusk settled over Manhattan, the city lights blinked into existence like a million tiny stars across the harbor.

I stood by the window, holding a cup of warm tea, feeling a deep, unshakeable peace settle over my bones.

The funeral was a distant memory now—a dark chapter that had closed forever.

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