Chapter 6 - THE SILENCE AFTER THE STORM When the front doors finally closed, the mansion became strangely quiet.
Elena sat in an armchair with Maya sleeping against her chest.
Her hands were still trembling.
Arthur sat opposite her.
"I should have seen it sooner."
Elena shook her head.
"You stopped her."
"I should have protected you before she had the chance."
Elena looked down at Maya.
"For months, I wondered if I was imagining things."
Arthur's eyes softened.
"You weren't."
The old patriarch looked around his mansion.
For years, he had believed wealth could protect his family.
Now he understood the opposite.
Money had attracted the wrong people.
Money had created secrets.
Money had nearly destroyed the people he loved.
Arthur stood.
"I am changing everything."
Elena looked up.
"What do you mean?"
"The trust."
He paused.
"Everything will be protected."
"For Maya?"
"For Maya—and for the family."
Elena smiled faintly.
May you like
For the first time in months, she felt safe.
But safety, she would soon learn, was not the same as healing.
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