Chapter 16 - A HOUSE WITHOUT FEAR Months passed.
The mansion changed.
The cold silence disappeared.
Flowers filled the rooms.
Music played in the mornings.
Leo learned to walk.
His tiny footsteps echoed across the marble floor.
Maria became more than a house manager.
She became family.
Ethan often watched her playing with Leo and smiled.
One evening, he gave Maria an envelope.
She opened it.
Inside was a deed.
Ethan had purchased a small house for her.
Maria stared at him.
"I can't accept this."
"You can."
"Why?"
"Because you protected my son when nobody else did."
Maria's eyes filled with tears.
"I only did what was right."
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Ethan smiled.
"That's exactly why you deserve it."
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Chapter 17 - THE LETTER One year after Victoria's departure, Ethan finally returned to his wife's letter.
Chapter 18 - THE CELEBRATION Ethan organized a large family dinner.
Chapter 19 - THE NEW BEGINNING Years passed.
Chapter 20 - THE LIGHT BEYOND THE DOOR That evening, Ethan stood alone on the balcony.
