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Through the screen door of the porch, I watched my father pull the device from his jacket pocket. His smug, self-satisfied expression—the look of a man who believed he had just successfully bullied his grieving, pregnant daughter onto the cold concrete—flickered. / Chapter 20 / 20

Chapter 20 - The Reign of VictoriaThe morning sun broke over Syracuse with brilliant, blinding clarity.

I stood on the front balcony of the house on Pine Ridge Road, holding a steaming cup of coffee, looking out over the sprawling green lawn and the quiet, peaceful neighborhood stretching out before me.

My phone buzzed one last time. A simple text message from Samantha:

“Good morning, Boss. Ready to conquer another day?”

I smiled, taking a slow sip of my coffee as the morning breeze ruffled my hair.

I looked down at the gold sign by the front gate, catching the crisp reflection of the sun glinting off the polished brass letters: GALLAGHER.

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Judge Beckett gestured quietly toward the bailiff, who brought two small chairs to the side of the bench where Nolan and Parker could sit safely out of the fray. The boys gripped their juice boxes, watching their father with wide, uncertain eyes. Gavin didn’t look at them; his gaze was fixed on the beige folder resting beneath the judge’s right hand.

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The air inside the Montgomery estate felt colder than the winter breeze blowing off the Newport coast. Hazel’s small, trembling hand clutched the fabric of my dress, her teardrops soaking through the silk. Across the marble floor, Sterling didn't even look up from his phone as Victoria, his mistress of eleven months, wiped a microscopic smudge off her designer skirt with an expression of disgust.

The air inside the Montgomery estate felt colder than the winter breeze...

"Always," I whispered to the wind.

The fall of the house of Baldwin was complete. The reign of Victoria Gallagher had only just begun.

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